by Christine | Jan 20, 2014 | Business Sale, Small Business, Succession Planning |
For business owners that have also established their business as a corporation (not an option for partnerships), an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (or ESOP) may provide a better retirement option. How you go about selling your business is completely up to you. ...
by Christine | Jan 17, 2014 | Estate Planning, Roth IRA |
Conversions from regular IRAs to Roth retirement accounts increased more than nine times in 2010, rising to $64.8 billion from $6.8 billion in 2009, according to data released [January 3rd] by the Internal Revenue Service. As reported in Bloomberg on the day of an IRS...
by Christine | Jan 16, 2014 | Charitable Giving |
Want to better understand the mistakes charities make, so you can do a better job in your own philanthropic endeavors? With the yearly end-of-year run on charitable giving now behind us for 2013, and year-end stresses subsiding, this might be a good time to consider...
by Christine | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized |
… Make sure that you understand what is in your trust. Other issues, particularly those related to tax issues, will require consulting with an estate planning professional. Do you have a trust? Trusts are powerful estate planning tools, those of which should be...
by Christine | Jan 14, 2014 | Estate Law, Estate Planning, Wills |
Estate planning is a difficult topic to address because it requires you to think about a world without you in it. No one likes to reflect on their own demise, which is why many people simply put estate planning off for another day and only get around to it when the...
