Tag: Estate Planning
Growing numbers of families – as older parents move into their 80s and 90s – are finding themselves grappling with the transfer of second homes. If you have a family vacation home, have you considered what will happen to the property after you are gone? While you are undoubtedly enjoying the memories you are making […]
Check out these strategies to bypass capital gains altogether or at least lessen the bite. Unless you’ve been paying close attention to capital gains and your expected 2013 tax, then you may not realize a potentially large “bite” until tax season. For those in the know, however, there is still time to beat the capital […]
A U.S. tax crackdown is coming for foreign retirement plans. While many retirees choose to spend their golden years close to home, others are opting to spend their retirement abroad in a foreign country. Unfortunately, a “foreign” retirement may attract troubling scrutiny from the IRS and the implementation of FATCA. According to a recent Bloomberg […]
Every year, I used to get together with a client who was a business owner, and every year I would ask him, “Bruce, have you told your guys that you want them to buy the business?” He had a plan that he would eventually sell his contracting business to his senior executives, but he had […]
If you’re thinking of relocating, compare the taxes in potential retirement states to those in your current state. Wherever you retire, you may be eligible for senior-related breaks on retirement income, property taxes and sales taxes. Where do you want to spend your golden years? Regardless of where you decide to retire, make sure you […]
Now the death-tax debate has shifted to state capitals, with mixed results depending on which party runs the state. Prior to 2001, states could impose an estate tax of up to 16% with no extra burden on their residents because a federal tax credit offset state estate taxes. That policy has ended and now state […]
Don’t be surprised if your CPA or financial planner starts babbling acronyms: CRUT, CRAT, NICRUT, NIMCRUT, Flip CRUT. Hear him out. The higher federal tax rates that kicked in this year have given all these variants of the four-decade-old charitable remainder trust new appeal for upper-income folks. Charity doesn’t always mean a one-way act of […]
Two years ago, Mr. Harris couldn’t scrape together enough funds to start a business that delivered healthy meals. So, he decided to approach his mother for an early bequest. The money would be coming to him anyway, he figured, and she would be able to see him put the cash to good use. As an […]
Money and taxes aside, here are 7 good reasons you need an estate plan… Estate planning is not just about taxes. While it is too easy to focus on taxes, namely avoiding heavy taxation, there is far more to consider when making your own estate plan. Estate planning is truly an activity of planning for […]
Use this versatile account to get tax-free income and a whole lot more. If you are used to a traditional IRA, the Roth IRA may seem peculiar at first when it comes to retirement accounts. So here’s a brief refresher on all the perks of the esteemed Roth IRA. A recent Kiplinger’s article, titled “Why […]
