The IRS recently issued proposed regulations regarding the treatment of tax-deferred retirement accounts after the SECURE Act of 2019. Here are 2 highlights relevant to estate planning:
The IRS recently issued proposed regulations regarding the treatment of tax-deferred retirement accounts after the SECURE Act of 2019. Here are 2 highlights relevant to estate planning:
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The FDIC recently approved a rule to change how it calculates the amount of insurance is available for bank accounts held in trusts. Effective 4/1/2024, a trust account will be insured up to $250,000 per beneficiary, not to exceed five,…
A revised 2022 edition of the Arizona Estate Administration Answer Book was recently published by Barnes & Noble Press.Practical Answers to Common Questions for Any Size Estate in ArizonaThe Arizona Estate Administration Answer Book is your best resource for understanding…
A DocuBank membership provides 24/7 access to your health care directives. You will receive a wallet card instructing medical providers how to instantly acquire copies of these documents, plus any other health-related information you choose to make available. DocuBank also…
First, the good news: On 1/1/2022 the Arizona homestead exemption amount increases from $150,000 to $250,000. The homestead exemption, which is automatic in Arizona, is intended to protect an Arizona resident’s primary residence (“homestead”) from creditors. But the new law…
No, because the LLC must have a legitimate business purpose. A business purpose would include providing a service, product, or usable space to an unrelated person or company. Every small business provides a service or product, or both, to the…
Many people I meet would benefit from an irrevocable asset protection trust, a strategy generally assumed to be too complicated and too expensive. But I am not referring to families with vast inherited wealth or the Mark Zuckerberg-type entrepreneurs. So…
In May 2020 the executive council for the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Arizona approved a proposed statute permitting the creation of Arizona qualified spendthrift trusts. This type of self-settled trust is more commonly known as…
In order to be successful as an estate planning lawyer, I must break down complex topics to manageable teaching points. Here are a couple examples:There are 3 tools in the estate planning toolbox for transferring assets upon death:1- Beneficiary designation2-…
The SECURE Act, signed into law on December 20, 2019, is the most impactful legislation to affect estate planning in decades. Although the SECURE Act includes many positive changes in regard to tax-deferred retirement accounts, it no longer permits most…