The new law provides a $5million gift tax “exemption” for taxpayers. This means that a married couple can freeze up to $10million in assets without paying any gift tax. In addition, the currently depressed values of many assets enhance the potential benefit of this strategy.
Jan
03
Dec
21
Howard D. Rosen Interviewed on Asset Protection
Attorney Howard D. Rosen was recently interviewed by fellow attorney, Douglass Lodmell.
The complete interview is available to view at www.protectyou.com.
Aug
01
US Tax Compliance for Foreign Accounts
On August 19th the U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced that the Swiss bank, UBS AG, the United States, and Switzerland had reached an agreement under which the U.S. would file a request under the U.S. – Swiss tax treaty to obtain certain data regarding U.S. taxpayers (about 4,450 accounts)
Nov
01
Entity Trusts: Special Planning Technique Examined
An entity trust is a trust settled (created) by an entity, such as a corporation, limited liability company, trust, or partnership. An entity trust might also be settled by an appropriate group of entities, such as a related or commonly owned group of corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, or partnerships.
Apr
01
IRA Exemptions: Supreme Court Settled the Matter?
On April 4, 2005, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Rousey v. Jacoway, a case addressing the issue of exempting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) from federal bankruptcy proceedings. The decision was widely hailed in the financial press, with such headlines as “High Court Rules IRAs Untouchable – Unanimous Decision Means Retirement Savings Are Protected From Creditors”.
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