http://news.planlab.us/2008/11/picking-an-estate-planning-attorney/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://news.planlab.us/2008/11/picking-an-estate-planning-attorney/comment-page-1/#comment-22 John D. Harding Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:58:13 +0000 http://news.planlab.us/?p=310#comment-22 Can I use/print/reproduce this as a guide for my clients? Can I use/print/reproduce this as a guide for my clients?

]]> http://news.planlab.us/2008/11/picking-an-estate-planning-attorney/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Maxey Sanderson Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:31:45 +0000 http://news.planlab.us/?p=310#comment-17 The current estate laws due to exspire in 2011 unless Congress intercedes offer an exemption of $2 million in 2008, $3.5 million in 2009, and a temporary repeal in 2010. There are no additional exemptions or deductions tied specifically to the current economic crisis. However, there are a number of techniques that can reduce estate taxes during periods of depressed values due to economic crisis. Often these techniques involve gifts of assets whose values are depressed. Advice in this area is exactly why you need the advice of an experienced estate attorney who is also knowledgeable of your state inheritance taxes. Your financial advisor can also help you with the techniques that may be advantageous to you and your pesonal situation. The current estate laws due to exspire in 2011 unless Congress intercedes offer an exemption of $2 million in 2008, $3.5 million in 2009, and a temporary repeal in 2010. There are no additional exemptions or deductions tied specifically to the current economic crisis. However, there are a number of techniques that can reduce estate taxes during periods of depressed values due to economic crisis. Often these techniques involve gifts of assets whose values are depressed. Advice in this area is exactly why you need the advice of an experienced estate attorney who is also knowledgeable of your state inheritance taxes. Your financial advisor can also help you with the techniques that may be advantageous to you and your pesonal situation.

]]> http://news.planlab.us/2008/11/picking-an-estate-planning-attorney/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Lisa Hurwitz Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:04:20 +0000 http://news.planlab.us/?p=310#comment-16 I would like to know if there are any exemptions or deductions available NOW in the current economic crisis to reduce the estate tax on a decedents estate for 2008 ? I would like to know if there are any exemptions or deductions available NOW in the current economic crisis to reduce the estate tax on a decedents estate for 2008 ?

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