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• Your Estate is Going to the Dogs
  Category: Estate PlanningThis news story about estate planning for pets is not as rare as you might think. For many people, the care o
• Whats missing from the Candiates Quick Fixes for the tax code?
  Category: Tax Law and PlanningOp Ed pieces about taxation are usually so "Opinion" and so "Editorial" that they might better be called infomercials for a better tax system. So, when I stumble on a piece that is equ
• Good - Avoiding AMT; Bad - Waiting for your Tax Refund
  Category: Tax Law and PlanningAs with all things dealing with tax law, when the government giveth, it also takes away. Per
• 3 New Years Resolutions for the Small Business Owner
  Category: Business Law and Planning,I am always in favor of lawyers who can speak English instead of Legalea
• In NJ Continuing Care Retiremetn Communities must have a Resident on Board
  Category: Elder LawUnder newly enacted S-425/A-3989, New Jersey's 27 Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) must now have at least one resident of the CC
• Do your heirs a big favor: Choose IRA (and other) beneficiaries
  Category: Estate PlanningWhile I have blogged on this idea before (Retirement Accounts and Beneficiary Designations - Myths and Misconceptions )
• Death and taxes - A British Perspective
  Category: Estate and Inheritance TaxAs the Estate Tax Debate is likely to heat up as we head into the 2008 election season, I found the below articleNew Statesman - Death and Taxes
• When do I need to look at my Wills again?
  Category: Estate PlanningCongratulations! Unlike the vast majority of Americans, you have a Last Will and Testament. You have created an appropriate distribution scheme to take into account your family, assets, and goals. Now what?
• Long Term Care Insurance Premiums on the Rise
  Category: Elder Law, Financial PlanningJust like in the mortgage market where making mortgages too cheap in years past is making them more expensive today, the Long Term Care insuran
• Do the Presidential Candidates think like you do?
  Category: Miscellaneous MusingsMuch of what I blog about here is subject to the whims of Congress and the President, particularly in the area of Taxation and Elder Law. One of the greatest things about our country is that we have t
• The Presidential Candidates on Taxes - A look at what might be
  Category: Tax Law and Planning,A look at positions of some of the 2008 presidential candidates on taxes. Note that there is no real secret to tax laws - its like dieting where you eat less and exercise more to lose weight. Eithe
• Family Contracts to Make Siblings Get Along for the Care of Aging Parents
  Category: Elder LawOne of the biggest issues an Elder Law attorney faces is not how to plan for their elderly clients to reach their goals, but how to implement the plan with the dynamics of the family. Gender equalization not-with
• Credit Crunch and the Mortgage Industry - How did this happen?
  Category: Financial PlanningCourtesy of Valerie & Carolyn Messina at Millenia Mortgage (973-575-5557) an excellent summary, in plain English, about how we got to wher
• House Bill to Modify Estate Tax
  Category: Estate and Inheritance TaxCourtesy of Elderlawanswers.com, the House has introduced a bill to modify the federal estate tax as follows:
• Surprise! Forgiveness of a Debt is Taxable Income
  Category: Tax Law and PlanningA recent New York Time article "After Foreclosure, a Big Tax Bill From the I.R.S."