You love them all equally, right, so doesn’t it simply make sense to treat all your kids the same when it comes to their down-the-road inheritances?
Current IRS focus, role/utility of proven estate planning, tax lawyer
We have stressed in select prior blog posts at the Bay Area estate planning Law Offices of Connie Yi that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has an unflagging focus on American individuals and families with offshore money holdings.
Second spouses, estate plans and potential resentment
When it comes to estate planning, families are complicated. It's not always so simple as Mom and Dad passing away pleasantly in their 90s and leaving the money to their responsible adult children. We all wish things could go so smoothly, but they often don't. And that can lead to problems.
Though leaner these days, IRS still packs an investigatory punch
According to one prominent national new source, “the IRS is a shadow of its former self.”
Always relevant, especially now: estate planning tax considerations
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Trust creation: It doesn’t have to be complicated
It is notable how select legal tools in various practice areas are sometimes misunderstood or underappreciated by individuals and families that could derive strong benefit from using them.
