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Tax Planning

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When you play the lottery or enter into a game show, mostly you think about the end prize - the cash or gifts you'll come home with.  When you wi ... read more
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2010 Budget and Retaining Federal Estate Tax
At the end of April, the House and Senate each approved a Fiscal 2010 Budget Resolution which calls for extending the federal estate tax into 2010. Under Bush-era tax legislation enacted in 2001, the estate tax was due to disappear at the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2010. According to a press release ... Read more

Federal Estate Tax May Be Here to Stay
Remember Benjamin Franklin's brilliant and insightful saying, "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes?" Estate taxes bring those two certainties together. For the past decade or so, federal estate taxes have been less burdensome, and there's even a tax-free year scheduled. Congress, though, ... Read more

Get Your Hands on Energy Stimulus Funds
Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as the "Stimulus Act") to pump $787 billion back into the nation's failing economy. A chunk of that money, $16.8 billion, was allotted to the US Department of Energy (DOE) to increase energy efficiency and decrease dependence ... Read more

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When you play the lottery or enter into a game show, mostly you think about the end prize - the cash or gifts you'll come home with.  When you win a prize on TV (like an Oprah! giveaway) or win the Powerball or another lottery, the federal and state government considers it taxable income. You'll ... Read more

Job Changes, Your Retirement Plan and Rollovers
What happens to your retirement assets when you leave one employer for another? The answer depends upon what your current retirement plan allows and which allowable option you choose. Generally, you'll have several choices, including: Leaving your savings with your former employer Rolling over your savings ... Read more

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I need Elder Law advice on moving mom's assets.

Blog posted 2 weeks ago in Elder Law by  William R. Pelger

Q: I am moving all my mom’s assets into Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid nursing home care purposes. I'm aware of 5 yr look back period. NC Medicaid worker informed me my mom's $1300/month is to ... Read more

Study on inheritances: Three trillion euros to be passed on by 2024

Blog posted 2 weeks ago in Commercial Law by  Michael Rainer

Around three trillion euros will be passed on in Germany between 2015 and 2024. That is the finding of a study by the Deutsches Institut f¿¿r Altersvorsorge (German Institute for Retirement Provisio ... Read more

Can I keep my parent's house when they die?

Blog posted 4 weeks ago in Estate Planning by  William R. Pelger

Q: How do I keep my parent’s house if they die? My mother died over three years ago, and tonight I received word from the hospital that my father is not doing well. I know that the house curre ... Read more

Joint tenant liability

Blog posted 1 month ago in Estate Planning by  William R. Pelger

Q: Who has to pay for a contract signed by the co-owner of a joint account after he dies?The co-owner of a joint account has signed a contract shortly before he dies. The invoice was received after ... Read more

Should my parents sell their house to me and my siblings?

Blog posted 2 months ago in Elder Law by  William R. Pelger

Q: To prevent disputes after my parents pass away, my parents want to sell the house to my sister. How is the easiest way to do this? I have a sister that is crazy and we do not want her to cause c ... Read more

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