CELEBRATING OVER SIXTY FIVE YEARS

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If you’re a real estate developer or a small business owner who owns commercial real estate, you might be thinking

Estate planning can be overwhelming. One reason is that it has a language all its own. While you may be

You’d be surprised how often people fail to disclose foreign assets to their estate planning advisors. They assume that these

If you’re thinking about selling stock shares at a loss to offset gains that you’ve realized during 2022, it’s important

Two tax benefits are available to offset the expenses of adopting a child. In 2022, adoptive parents may be able

If you’re taking a second trip down the aisle, you may have different expectations than you did when you got

Many people have savings bonds that were purchased many years ago. Perhaps they were given to your children as gifts

These days, most businesses have some intangible assets. The tax treatment of these assets can be complex. What makes intangibles

You create an estate plan to meet technical objectives, such as minimizing gift and estate taxes and protecting your assets

The holiday season is here and many people plan to donate to their favorite charities or give money or assets

The effects of inflation are all around. You’re probably paying more for gas, food, health care and other expenses than

Among the many decisions you’ll have to make as your estate plan is being drafted is who you will appoint

No one needs to remind business owners that the cost of employee health care benefits keeps going up. One way

How much can you and your employees contribute to your 401(k)s next year — or other retirement plans? In Notice

If your estate plan includes one or more trusts, review them in light of income taxes. For trusts, the income

Families who wish to give to charity while minimizing gift and estate taxes should consider a charitable lead trust (CLT).

Some people make video recordings of their will signings in an effort to create evidence that they possess the requisite

You’d be hard pressed to find a company not looking to generate more leads, boost sales and improve its profit

It can be difficult in the current job market for students and recent graduates to find summer or full-time jobs.

If you recently filed for your 2016 income tax return (rather than filing for an extension) you may now be

Income and losses from investment real estate or rental property are passive by definition — unless you’re a real estate

A potential downside of tax-deferred saving through a traditional retirement plan is that you’ll have to pay taxes when you

For many, an important estate planning goal is to encourage their children or other heirs to lead responsible, productive lives.

If you’re interested in lending money to your children or other family members, consider establishing a “family bank.” These entities

Every company has at least one owner. And, in many cases, there exists leadership down through the organizational chart. But

Many companies take an ad hoc approach to technology. If you’re among them, it’s understandable; you probably had to automate