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Financial Planning
October 1, 2005
Michael E. Kitces |
Knockout Blow? The Strangi case may finally be lost, but family limited partnerships (FLP) remain a viable estate planning tool. Consequently, there are several planning tips and implications from this FLP-IRS saga that planners should be aware of in estate tax planning.   |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Tere D'Amato |
The Tax Advisor: The FLP: Dead or Alive? Despite increased IRS scrutiny, family limited partnerships can still be great estate planning tools. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Roy M. Adams |
An Estate Planning Disaster Averted Family limited partnerships and limited liability companies are useful estate planning tools. The verdict in the Hackl case showed that the gift tax exclusion may not apply to gifts of partnership units or LLC interests if things are not structured carefully. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
Kevin McKinley |
Flip-Flopping on FLPs In the right situation, the family limited partnership is unrivaled among estate-planning strategies. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Flip Over FLPs: Part 1 When used correctly, a family limited partnership can enable you to make gifts to future generations more efficiently, while retaining substantial control over the investment and distribution of partnership assets. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2003
John Mangham |
Partnerships Can Use These Methods to Protect 1031 Gains Property owners wishing to dispose of appreciated assets often use Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains taxes. However, partnerships wishing to execute exchanges face unique challenges, particularly when individuals in the partnership have diverging investment goals or want to cash out. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Starting a Small Business: Partnerships Establishing your business as a partnership offers flexibility but potential liability. |
Investment Advisor
July 2006
I. Jay Safier |
The Tax Advisor: Transfer Time, Part 2 More strategies to transfer wealth, including charitable remainder trusts and family limited partnerships. |
Financial Advisor
September 2004
Dudley, Fast & Wallace |
How FLPs Can Survive IRS Scrutiny Properly formed and managed entities with true business purpose will succeed in both the gift and estate tax discount games. Business purpose makes the difference: Taxpayers without it are just rolling the dice. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
The Age Game Whether your clients' estates are under or over the "death-tax" threshold, the following strategies will help ensure your clients' family wishes will be met in the most tax-efficient and cost-effective manner. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
15 Top Tax Strategies For 2012 There's a one-word theme for the 2012 tax year: uncertainty. Chief among the reasons are the sky-high exemptions on the estate tax, the lifetime gift tax and the generation-skipping tax. |
Entrepreneur
September 2006
Jennifer Pellet |
The Tic Tax Advantage Priced out of the soaring real estate market, but still want a piece of the pie? Real estate investors are turning to tenancies in common, or TICs, for the twin benefits of increased buying power and greater flexibility. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Gail Liberman |
State Of Affairs Most clients are unaware that state death taxes can take a substantial cut of an inheritance. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2002
Jonathan Arfa |
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Brokers partner up for a variety of reasons. Some kind of contract is needed when a partnership between members of a team of brokers is formed, whether it be between a senior broker and junior colleagues or just between two seasoned brokers. Brokers should consider this contract seriously. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
Family Feud: Review Estate Plans Annually A bitter court dispute between a father and two of his children underscores how vital it is to review estate plans annually including tax provisions. |
Financial Advisor
November 2004
Alan Lavine |
Search For Alternatives Crimps Survivorship Sales Despite tax laws that have cut the estate tax bite, survivorship life insurance (SLI) continues as a popular estate planning tool. But it is not the panacea that it was for baby boomers' parents in the late 1980s and 1990s. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Howdy, Partner: Let's Talk Taxes For those investors who desire an income stream, there are several different types of equities to choose from -- each with its own operational and tax characteristics. |
Job Journal
June 26, 2005 |
No Small Feat If you are thinking about starting your own business, here are some questions you should ask yourself, a look at possible business structures, and some useful websites. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2001
Michael Fickes |
A Continental Flair Founded just over a year ago in November, 1999, Amsterdam-based EPRA has so far attracted 78 members, established the first real time index of public real estate companies across Europe, and laid a foundation for promoting a pan-European public real estate industry... |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2005
Chuck Wise |
End-Game Strategies Most commercial real estate investors are clear on the benefits of owning income property, but many underestimate the importance of creating an end-game strategy for the timely and favorable disposition of their assets. Here's how commercial real estate professionals can help. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Helping High Net Worth Clients to Act Before Possible Cut in Tax Exemptions Consider the possibilities and problems dealing with wealthy clients seeking to act before a possible cut in tax exemptions. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Flip Over FLPs: Part 3 A family limited partnership can help you make gifts that can reduce your estate tax liability while also preventing your children and other recipients from gaining access to large amounts of cash. Although it's spelled "FLP," be sure to cross those t's and dot those i's. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
Martin Shenkman |
Outcome Pending Many clients won't move forward on tax and estate planning now because of the tremendous uncertainty in Washington over tax laws. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2005
Garrett Thornburg |
The Fair Tax The estate tax is up for reform (or repeal) in the Senate, leaving planners and advisers with a daunting dilemma. Is there a smarter, more equitable way to think about estate taxes? |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Bill Fleming |
Prime Time to Transfer Assets Changes to tax rates are unlikely until 2011, so this year advisors would be wise to focus their attention on year-end estate planning. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2013
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Retained Life Estates A retained life interest, or retained life estate as it is commonly called, allows a donor to claim a charitable deduction at the present time for the gift of the remainder value of real property donated to charity. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Guy Kawasaki |
Tying the Knot Partnering is an art, so make sure everyone sees eye to eye with these 8 tips. |
Inc.
November 2003
Nadine Heintz |
IRS Errors Snag Entrepreneurs Oops! The IRS misreads thousands of K-1s, to the chagrin of S corps and LLPs. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
Thrupthi Reddy |
Peril to Planners According to practitioners, the administration's plans for a permanent repeal of estate taxes might actually increase the workload of estate planners and wealth management professionals. |
Financial Advisor
November 2003
Raymond Fazzi |
States Exacerbate Death Tax Confusion Planners are groping for answers on estate taxes. |
AFP eWire
May 27, 2008 |
Seeing Eye-to-Eye with Your Donor's Financial Adviser There are ways to collaborate with a financial adviser to fulfill the donor's goals of having a solid financial plan and making a lasting contribution to a favorite charity. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Roy Diliberto |
Estate Plans That Really Work People are more concerned about how they will be remembered than how much tax planning they did before they died. Financial life planners need to remind clients of this, and make sure that their estate plan reflects their core values. |
Inc.
December 1, 2000
Jill Andresky Fraser |
Estate Planning Despite a presidential veto, the "death tax" is still a hot political issue. What's a small-business person to do? |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2011
Matthew F. Erskine |
To Collect and Protect The owners thought estate planning wouldn't take much. With unique assets, things aren't always so straightforward. Owners of such assets - such as family businesses, legacy real estate and valuable art, coin and other collections - need to consider specialized risk management. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2013
Mira Fine |
Tax Tips for Business Owners What advisors can still do to protect business owners assets even though last year is gone. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Michael E. Kitces |
Partnership Problem In the financial planning profession, is the promise of a partnership the only way to adequately reward key employees? |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Jim Grote |
Errors of Construction When setting up charitable remainder trusts, the devil is in the details. How CRTs go wrong gets incredibly complicated, which is reason enough for planners to tread carefully. |
Entrepreneur
January 2004
Joan Szabo |
What's Your Type? Buying business real estate? The legal entity you choose could make a big difference in your tax bill. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Planning for Lawyers Lawyers make great referral sources for planners. But dealing with them as clients is anything but simple. |
Registered Rep.
September 9, 2010
Richard A. Behrendt |
Why Super Rich Clients Should Consider Making Taxable Gifts in 2010 For higher-net-worth clients who are likely to owe federal estate taxes at death, making taxable gifts in 2010 may be a viable planning opportunity. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
Make a Killing on Kindness The fact remains that assisting benevolent activities involves two components shared by most successful financial advisors: working with rich people and being near money in motion. |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Marc Diener |
Two's Company Before you start negotiating a business partnership, take these three key steps. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2013
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Charitable Gift Annuities Commercial real estate professionals and their clients should consider all options when discussing the charitable donation of real property. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Daniels, Leibell & Prince |
Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2012
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized Real Estate Gifting Realized, the new program launched by the Education Foundation of the CCIM Institute, facilitates the donation of real estate to charitable organizations. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2008
Christopher J. Truitt |
The Partnership Puzzle LLCs may provide the missing piece in real estate tax structures. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
Leibell, Daniels & Prince |
With Strings Attached Here are five alternatives for donors who wnat to retain some say-so over money donated, even after it has been donated. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2013
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Bargain Sales Commercial real estate professionals and their clients should consider all options when discussing the charitable donation of real property. Real Estate Gifting Realized, a program launched by the CCIM Foundation, facilitates the donation of real estate to charitable organizations. |
AFP eWire
February 26, 2007 |
IRS Seeking Comments on Donor-Advised Funds The recently enacted Pension Protection Act, which included the IRA rollover provision, mandated that the agency look at a number of issues related to donor-advised funds. |
Entrepreneur
June 2004
Joan Szabo |
Estate of Affairs Don't play beneficiary roulette when it comes to your estate plan. Keep the future of your business in mind when making plans for your estate. |
