As appeared in “Tax Notes Today Federal,” April 16, 2023, by Erin McManus. The estate of a widow of a regional bank founder is challenging a $5.47 million estate tax deficiency arising from alleged additional unreported lifetime gifts and understated valuations, and from disallowed interest on loans to pay expenses. Carolyn…
A Practical Guide to Leverage Their Benefits and Avoid Potential Pitfalls 1031 Exchanges – A Primer 1031 exchanges are a powerful tool. For the savvy real estate investor, a 1031 exchange can reduce risk and increase diversification. In short, the investor can redeploy assets into other types/classes of real estate…
Those who have earned wealth through real estate will tell you it comes hard fought and is won deal by deal, zoning board by zoning board, tenant by tenant. Ultimately, as the net worth accumulates, it is likely to be highly concentrated in this single asset class – and you…
For cross-border families, the U.S. is actually one of the world’s great tax-havens.
If you want to place an asset in trust for your children, but don’t personally need or want to draw an annuity from it, you may like the idea of that asset providing an annuity to a charity instead. This is the role of the Charitable Lead Annuity Trust. In…
Doing well by doing good: Convert low-basis holdings into a tax-favored income stream and a tax-deductible charitable gift.
The dynasty trust enables families to protect and accumulate wealth, unlike any other planning technique.
Gift the future growth of assets, potentially free of gift and estate tax, while retaining for yourself the initial value as an annuity stream.
Remove over $23 million from your taxable estate while effectively retaining the use of those assets for your family, protecting them from creditors, possibly for perpetuity.