Archive for October 2011
National Estate Planning Awareness : Pass it On
Over the course of this blog I’ve advocated for immediate design of an estate plan under the advisement of an estate planning lawyer like me. As this is National Estate Planning Week, it’s only fitting that I should make another attempt at getting the word out to Fields and Dennis blog readers: please create an…
Read MoreAnother Estate Tax Deadline Looming
By November 15, 2011, an important estate planning decision must be reached: either opt to have the imposed federal estate tax rate reached last year by President Obama and Congressional Republicans, or opt out. If you opt-in, then assets on your estate are subject to a 35% tax rate after the first 5 million dollars;…
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