CHARITABLE PLANNING: A FORK IN THE ROAD

You may decide to do charitable planning for several reasons. Some people do it because they want to give back to the community. Some just want a tax deduction. Others don’t have any heirs, and they want a low risk method to ensure they have enough money until they die. Whatever the reason, charitable planning…

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Estate Planning for Hyper Inflation

Estate Planning for Hyper Inflation

Hyper Inflation Planning for inflation is challenging.  Inflation is a tricky monster.  It creates the illusion of an increase in value.  When prices go up, things are worth more.  Right?  Wrong!  With inflation, prices go up, but value remains the same.  In reality, inflationary price increases mean the currency is worth less.  Inflation means that…

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Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust

Grantor Trust

What is an Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust? A Trust can be subject to multiple kinds of taxes, and can be taxed in different ways.  To make sense of what an “Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust” is, we must consider two different kinds of taxes:  income taxes and estate taxes.  These two different taxes are imposed at…

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Domicile In Florida

Domicile in Florida

No Tax States Clients frequently ask where they can move to reduce their local income tax.  There are several states that have either very low or no income tax including as of this article Alaska, Wyoming, Tennessee, Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Nevada.  It is important to remember that income taxes are…

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