How to Make Your Own Will: Make Life Simpler for Those You Leave Behind - Ensure That Your Estate Goes to the People Who You Want to Benefit - Minimise the Tax in Your Estate
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I recently reported on a New York Times op-ed piece by Ray D. Madoff entitled Protect the Farm, Tax the Manor, which argues for a much larger federal estate tax exemption for estates consisting primarily of family farms and businesses...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
To the Editor: Jason Logan“,” by Ray D. Madoff (Op-Ed, Nov. 21), is a clarion call for wage earners and others who don’t own a farm or a family business not to save too much or otherwise be too economically successful lest the government take it away from you or your children when you die. Ms. Madoff’s estate tax plan has the consequence of enriching the inheritors of farms...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | yesterday
These are contentious political times, even in stoic North Dakota. There have been no fewer than a dozen “tea party” protests against big government in this state which, I don’t think I need to tell anyone, is not exactly a hot bed of marching-in-the-streets political activism. During the August congressional recess earlier this year Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan were faced...
American Conservative University (Free subscription) | yesterday
Show 482 Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy. Medved talks to DVD producer. Audio MP3 Michael Medved talks to Nick Tucker producer of the DVD Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy. Publisher Comments: Prominent liberals support a whole litany of policies and principles: progressive taxes, affirmative action, greater regulation of corporations, raising the inheritance...
We The Free (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
clipped from www.americanthinker.com "If you were a billionaire who owned several corporations, would you ask a meteorologist what the best way was to write a will and create a trust to minimize your estate taxes at the time of your death?" The kid laughed. "No. I don't think so," he answered. "Right," I replied. "So now let me ask you this about Al Gore. If you were...
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The ABA section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law is sponsoring a teleconference and live audio webcast CLE entitled Black, White, and Grae(gin): Borrowing to Pay Estate Taxes on Dec. 8, 2009. Here is information about the program: A...
Irons in the Fire (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The U.S. Senate recently released its long-awaited proposal for a government-run hostile takeover of the entire U.S. health care system. Predictably, it includes a barrage of higher taxes to pay for the bill’s immense price tag. [...] All these increases, combined with state and local income taxes, would raise the average top marginal rate in the U.S. to over 52 percent. This would be higher...
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote next week on the estate tax bill introduced by Rep. Pomeroy (D-ND). As previously discussed, this bill would make the current estate tax rate and exemption amount permanent. Although this bill is...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The uncertain federal estate tax is no excuse to neglect these basic planning moves.
RentBusinessAudiobooks.com Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The uncertain federal estate tax is no excuse to neglect these basic planning moves.
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
There are just so many divergent communities and interests waving the "LGBT" banner, ones that I personally have no reason to defend, interests that simply don't line up at all with my own, and people whose priorities are just far too different from my own for us to work together in one movement. I try my hardest to accept people who are different from me, but why should I have to share...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Photo by our old friend, WBEZ's Kate Gardiner Mayor Daley lashed out at Chicago aldermen on Tuesday for sending back his proposal to give Chicagoans cash payouts to help ease the hit of increased property tax bills. The mayor's plan would use $35 million of the proceeds from the controversial parking meter lease to give an average of $150 to homeowners. The city council's Finance Committee sent the...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Dear Harry: My wife and I are having a huge problem regarding our estate. Since we are well under the estate-tax exemption, we don't have that worry. However, we have a problem with respect to several things regarding our wills. Our lawyer has been advisi
Savvy Verse & Wit (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Michelle at GalleySmith started this great blog craze about highlighting local authors on The Literary Road Trip . I've been a bit lax in participating, but I do have some of these great local authors lined up with guest posts and interviews. I've just been slow to post them. K.L. Brady , author of The Bum Magnet and a local Maryland author; you can check out a list of her appearances or read her latest...
Flashpoint (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Congressman Parker Griffith took to the floor of Congress to call for an end to the estate tax, which “has plagued family farms and small businesses throughout our country for almost a hundred years.” Click here to view the embedded video. It is nice to hear that the good doctor is in favor of eliminating the death [...]
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