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PROTECTING AN INHERITANCE AS OPPOSED TO RULING FROM THE GRAVE

FAILURE TO REVIEW ESTATE PLANS PERIODICALLY CAN LEAD TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

ELIZABETH TAYLOR’S ESTATE COULD EXCEED $1 BILLION – MUCH OF IT COULD BENEFIT AIDS CHARITIES

TRA 2010 Creates Opportunity for New Planning Strategy – The FlexTrust

Double Disclaimer Saves Millions in Estate and GST Tax

Annuity Maximization

Creditor Protection Extended to Inherited IRAs by More Courts

Doing It Yourself Can Sometimes Lead to Disaster

2012 Budget Proposal Includes Permanent Estate and Gift Tax Reforms

A “Do-It-Yourself” Mystery: The Case of the Neighbor Girl and the Well-Meaning Widow

IRS Issues Instructions for Estate Tax Returns for Decedents Dying in 2011 and 2012

Wisconsin Appeals Court Holds Assets of Irrevocable Trust are Available for Medicaid Eligibility Purposes

Fate of Estate and Gift Taxes Remains Uncertain – But, Many Planning Options Remain Available For Now

Income from Trust Excluded in Determining Alimony Payments

Tax Changes for 2012

Millions in Tax Savings Available to Clients Who Act Quickly

His, Hers, or Ours? – Estate Planning for Blended Families

Planning Blunder Leads to Increased Income Taxes

IRS Issues “Portability” Guidance

Tax Break Extension Legislation Excludes Estate Tax; Act Now to Lock In $5.12 Million Exclusion Amount

Use It Before You Lose It” Planning Equally Applicable to LGBT and Unmarried Partners

2010 Tax Law Leads to 2012 Litigation

Last Chance for Estate Tax Savings?

Estate Planning for LGBT Couples: Possible Changes on the Horizon

New Year’s Resolution #3 – Get My Estate Plan Reviewed

More Reasons for Clients to Review Their Estate Plans

Guardianship Provisions Essential To a Comprehensive Estate Plan

Planning for Retirement Assets Can be Difficult

President’s Budget Proposal for 2014: Greater Estate Taxes, Income Taxes May Be in Your Future

U. S. Supreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional: Estate Planning for LGBT Couples Just Got Easier – and More Complicated

Estate of Hurford: a Taxpayer’s Tale of Woes

New Rules for Same-Sex Couples

Tax Court Says Taxpayer Cannot Have it Both Ways

Planning for Children with Special Needs

A New Paradigm: Planning for State Estate Taxes

The Case of the iPhone Will

Fiduciary May Face Personal Liability for Improper Administration of a Trust or Estate

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