Considering the potential impact of taxes on your beneficiaries is essential in the estate planning process, but California residents, in particular, may be confused about how estate tax laws will impact the inheritance they wish to pass on.
Consultation with an attorney who specializes in estate planning will clarify...
Have you heard about the estate tax bill Senator Bernie Sanders proposed to Congress back in March of this year? While it hasn’t passed yet, if it does, it will go into effect at the end of the year and can have substantial impacts for many Americans. The serious changes...
President Trump and the GOP have unveiled a potential tax reform plan that could impact your estate plan. Any Californian with an estate plan in place, or those who have put off estate planning, should take the time now to fortify their estate plan in the face of potential tax changes. Our...
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” -Benjamin Franklin
Truer words have never been spoken, and it is the intersection of these two certainties that leads to many a headache and oftentimes heartache. Working with an experienced attorney can help ensure that all the taxes...
You have probably heard about how Hugh Hefner sold the Playboy Mansion but retained the right to live there until he dies. And you might have read that Zsa Zsa Gabor did something similar since to her famous estate, leaving her (ninth) husband, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, homeless when she died. But did...
The holiday season is upon us and 2017 is right around the corner. In all of the holiday hustle and bustle it is easy to forget or skip a few items on your to-do list. One thing you should be sure to get done before the end of the year if you...
