Tax

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Trusts In The Age Of Trump: Time To Re-Engineer Your Estate Plan

Ashlea Ebeling with Forbes discusses what you need to know about some of the recent changes to federal tax law. 


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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

What California Wildfire Victims Should Know About Insurance And Loss Of Use (via Forbes)

When California insurance broker Chris Thorndike awoke on Friday morning, he was besieged with an unusual amount of voicemail and inbox messages with the ominous title “Wildfire Updates”. From that moment on, Thorndike, who is President of NorthStar Risk Management & Insurance in Walnut Creek, California worked to help 15 of his clients under mandatory evacuation in the Malibu and Thousand Oaks area understand how their insurance would help them as the fires played out.

by Megan Gorman, Forbes 



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Thursday, November 22, 2018

3 Steps to Prepare your Children for an Inheritance

How do you prepare your children to receive an inheritance?  What can you do now to make them better money managers?  Passing your legacy to your children requires acknowledgement of family values and fiscal preparation, early on.  


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Thursday, October 18, 2018

4 Vital Considerations for Incorporating Cryptocurrency into your Estate Plan

Cryptocurrency is the latest financial innovation for exchanging assets.  What is it?  How is it acquired?  Can you incorporate into your estate plan?  


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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

The Complete 35-Step Guide For Entrepreneurs Starting A Business (via Forbes)

Starting a business entails understanding and dealing with many issues—legal, financing, sales and marketing, intellectual property protection, liability protection, human resources, and more. But interest in entrepreneurship is at an all-time high. And there have been spectacular success stories of early stage startups growing to be multi-billion-dollar companies, such as Uber, Facebook, WhatsApp, Airbnb, and many others.

by Richard Harroch, Forbes . . .Read the full Article here.



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Monday, September 17, 2018

Estate Planning Is Dead (via Forbes)

 

Estate planning is dead. Gone are the days of creating legal structures to hold your assets, pass your fortune on to the next generation and, of course, avoid paying estate taxes. Gone are the days of planning for your death. It’s time to plan for your life. 

Link to Original Article by Daniel Scott, Forbes, July 26, 2018


 



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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

What Is Probate?

Understanding the Probate process emphasizes that proper estate planning is vital!  This week, we give you an introduction to Probate, what it is and what it entails.  


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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Celebrity Estate Planning Mistakes - UPDATE: Aretha Franklin Did Not Have a Will!

Aretha Franklin's recent passing brought to light another celebrity estate lacking the proper protection planning to avoid probate.  We have provided a reminder checklist to prevent this from happening to you and your family...


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Saturday, August 25, 2018

Small real estate investors might miss out on new federal tax deduction...

by Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, August 25, 2018 

People who own just one or two rental properties might not qualify for the new 20 percent federal deduction that big-time real estate investors and other pass-through entities will get starting this year.

The federal tax law passed in December lets many pass-through entities such as partnerships and sole proprietorships deduct 20 percent of their “qualified business income,” with some limits. 

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Monday, August 20, 2018

CA Property Tax Breaks: Parent-to-Child Exclusion (OLD INFO - SEE CA PROP 19 EFFECTIVE 2/16/2021)

PLEASE NOTE- THIS INFORMATION IS AGED- PLEASE REFERENCE UPDATES TO THE LAW NECESSITATED BY CA PROP 19, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2021, AND SEVERELY LIMITS THE PARENT / CHILD EXCLUSION.


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Monday, August 13, 2018

Think your company qualifies for a small business tax break? It's complicated...

WASHINGTON — Architects and engineers are still in. Accountants, doctors and lawyers remain out — mostly. New rules floated by the Trump administration lay out what kinds of businesses can take a 20 percent deduction against income taxes under the new tax law. 

by Marcy Gordon, Associated Press | August 10, 2018, USA Today


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