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Category: Estate Planning
What You Need to Know About 2013 Minnesota Estate and Gift Tax Changes
Much has been made of the 2013 Minnesota Legislature’s Omnibus Tax Bill and its increased income taxes for higher income taxpayers as well as an expanded sales tax for some business to business services. Lost in the shadow of these …
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Real Estate Radio Hour Live at the Minnesota State Fair – August 25, 2012
On Saturday, August 25, 2012, I joined several other contributors to the Real Estate Radio Hour at the Minnesota State Fair for a discussion with Co-Host Andy Prasky regarding “hot trends” in our respective industries. Given the present lack of …
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The Dangers of Estate Planning by Deed
A key estate planning objective for many individuals is to avoid the need for a probate administration of their estate – particularly real estate such as their home — after their death. Why? Because probate costs money and it diverts …
The Genius of Steve Jobs’ Estate Plan
Some of the news coverage concerning the recent passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs focused on what would become of his vast estate. The truth is we will never know for sure who gets what and how much Mr. Jobs’ …
Why the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 Matters to Real Estate Owners
[NOTE: this post originally appeared on The Vanilla Shell on December 31, 2010]On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “Act”) into law. Much has been written about …
One Step Forward: Ninth Circuit Holds that Step Transaction Doctrine Does Not Apply in the Formation of an LLC or FLP
I wrote recently about how useful limited liability companies (LLCs) can be as a planning device for a variety of business transactions. Another common use for LLCs falls into the estate planning area; namely, the use of LLCs (and also family …
Tax Issues With Employer-Owned Life Insurance Contracts
Life insurance can be a very valuable planning tool for business owners. Some employers purchase so-called “key person” life insurance for key executives and/or other personnel who would be difficult to replace. Additionally, amongst co-owners, life insurance can be used to …
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The Basics of Premium Financing
A few months back I had the privilege of sitting down to breakfast with my good friend (and member of my BNI “extended family), Jim Bear . Jim is a financial advisor with J. Alan Financial in Maple Grove and we had …
Estate Planning with Life Insurance Policies: Are Your Policies Worth Keeping?
A common estate planning technique which attorneys use is the creation of an irrevocable life insurance trust, or “ILIT”. The purpose of an ILIT is to minimize the impact which life insurance proceeds can have in terms of estate tax. …
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