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• What is the Difference between Power of Attorney and Guardianship?

  
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  Estate planning A guardianship and durable power of attorney both appoint persons to make decisions about an individual’s care, and their functions are similar. However, there are also distinct differences.  Durable power of attorney People often set up a power of attorney (POA) as part of estate ...
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• An Accident Checklist from a Personal Injury Lawyer in Pittsburgh

  
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  As every personal injury lawyer in Pittsburgh knows, accidents happen, and even good drivers who are paying attention can be in an automobile collision. This article aims to provide the basic checklist to enable you to come out of the situation with a favorable outcome. The checklist given here will provide you with a ...
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• An Inherited IRA Still Requires an RMD in Houston, and Galveston Texas

  
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  The different ways you inheritassets are just as varied as the assets themselves. Such is the case with aninherited IRA. When is it “yours” and how do you avoid tax issues? The Slott Report recently addressed the consequences of when asurviving spouse inherits the IRA of their deceased spouse and both ...
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• Inherited IRAs in Idaho Still Require RMDs

  
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  The different ways you inheritassets are just as varied as the assets themselves. Such is the case with aninherited IRA. When is it “yours” and how do you avoid tax issues? The Slott Report recently addressed the consequences of when asurviving spouse inherits the IRA of their deceased spouse and both ...
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• What is a Revocable Living Trust? A Useful Estate Planning Tool

  
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  Follow @robertjacobs01  The Revocable Living Trust is an estate planning tool not just for billionaires. Depending on the direction of your financial plan , it may be good option for you and your loved ones. photo credit: 401(K) 2013 via photopin cc Nuts and Bolts of the Trust A trust is similar to ...
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• Should an Estate Plan be Revised Before or After a Divorce?

  
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  We’ve written about the importance of updating your beneficiaries , but when you’re going through a divorce, should you update your estate plan while navigating separation or after the divorce is finalized? If you do not have an estate plan, an excellent time to create one is when your marital status changes. ...
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• Estate Planning Tools Affected by President’s Budget Proposal

  
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  In the midst of the budget battlefield, many estate planning attorneys are closing watching the President’s budget proposal. Why such interest? Well, beyond the Military spending and health care sections, the proposed budget targets numerous estate planning tools and techniques. Forbes has been watching the ...
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• Boise! Get Your Affairs in Order

  
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  Here is another in our series of past blogs. This one is from January of 2011. Recently I had someone in my office wanting to know what hisoptions were for taking care of his In-laws. In 2004, when the first signs ofmedical troubles appeared, he had, with his wife and her siblings, tried toconvince the parents that ...
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• 2014 Budget Proposal and Estate Planning

  
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  Have you been tracking the budget battle storm clouds? Estate planning attorneys are keeping a wary eye cast in the direction of the President’s budget proposal. It targets a number of important estate planning techniques.
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• Can Mediation be the Referee in Your Estate Battle?

  
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  …In general, the lasting anger andbitterness of litigation doesnt seem to occur when matters are settled bymediation. Inheritance battles are nothingnew. We see several of them make their way into courtrooms far and wide, exposingthe family “cat fight” for all to see. Mediation, however, can be avery ...
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• Misconceptions About Estate Planning: Part 1

  
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  PPS Advisors Certified Financial Planner®, Colette Frey-Bitzas interviews estate planning attorney, Linda M. Toga about the importance and misconceptions of Estate Planning in Part One of a two-part video series.
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• If Death Occurs, What Becomes of the RMD on an Inherited IRA?

  
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  When a loved one is no longer with us, do all of their financial and legal affairs cease? For the most part – yes. But when the loved one is over the age of 70 ½ , there could be an exception in the form of their final RMD on their IRA. Many surviving designated beneficiaries of a decedent’s IRA do not realize ...
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• Kobe Bryant In Legal Dispute With His Mother

  
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  Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has sued a New Jersey auction house, Goldin Auctions , in Federal court to stop the auction of his personal belongings. How did the auction house get hold of Kobe’s personal belongings?  His Mother! Kobe claims that he never gave his items to his mother.   He and his wife ...
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• Estate Planning Tools In Torrance, California Affected by President’s Budget Proposal

  
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  … The new budget proposal targets various estate planning tools utilized by taxpayers in an effort to limit tax loopholes and generate revenue In the midst of the budget battlefield, many estate planning attorneys are closing watching the President’s budget proposal. Why such interest? Well, beyond the Military ...
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• Idaho Trusts In Danger of the IRS Scalpel

  
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  Trusts can accomplish many goalsand, usually, can secure some real tax advantages. Powerful estate planningtools indeed! But take note – ObamaCare may be changing all of that in thepursuit of revenue to pay for the program. It may not be a game changer,but it may be worth noting that some trusts might get a bit ...
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• Spring Cleaning Applies to Estate Plans Too

  
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  Spring is here! As you get yourmop and dust pans ready for the infamous “spring cleaning” ritual, don’t forgetabout your financial and estate plans. You may not think of those things when startingthe spring season, but any new season brings about change – and with the recentchanges in the estate tax laws, you ...
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• What’s the Most Common Concern of High Net Worth Individuals?

  
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  During a webinar I hosted featuring Evanna Phoon and Chris Foong (Senior Manager of Rockwills Advisory Services), I asked the question: “According to Foong’s past experience dealing with over 40+ multi-billion/millionaires, what is the most common concern of a high-level individual?” You can watch the ...
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• What Duck Dynasty Can Teach Us About Business Succession Planning

  
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  I have to admit, I love the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty.” Apparently a lot of other people like it, too. So much so, in fact, that the show’s April 24 finale beat Fox’s sagging American Idol in the coveted 18-49 demographic. Who would have thought a bunch of self-professed redneck millionaires would ...
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• IRS Dissects Trusts with Pass-Through Entities

  
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  Trusts can accomplish many goals and, usually, can secure some real tax advantages. Powerful estate planning tools indeed! But take note – ObamaCare may be changing all of that in the pursuit of revenue to pay for the program. It may not be a game changer, but it may be worth noting that some trusts might get a bit ...
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• IRS Dissects Trusts with Pass-Through Entities In Torrance, California

  
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  So make sure the trustee is one of the officers of the company, which in a family business is pretty likely anyway, and you are all set right?  Not so fast according to the IRS’ Associate Area Counsel who authored TAM 201317010 .   Trusts can accomplish many goals and, usually, can secure some real tax ...
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