Estate Planning Strategies

Estate Planning Strategies

Author: Jay A. Soled

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781590310946

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This comprehensive book is a guide to help circumnavigate the estate-planning world and specific changes EGTRRA has brought and will sensitize lawyers to the estate planning needs of their clients in a legal environment that is in transition. To assist in the navigation process, many of the nation's top estate-planning experts and practitioners have been assembled to participate in the production of this book


Protect and Enhance Your Estate: Definitive Strategies for Estate and Wealth Planning 3/E

Protect and Enhance Your Estate: Definitive Strategies for Estate and Wealth Planning 3/E

Author: Robert A. Esperti

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-03-30

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0071787909

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“Our #1 choice in estate planning books.” –Ken & Daria Dolan The bestselling guide to securing a sound financial future for you and your loved ones—updated for uncertain times In our time of political, social, and economic upheaval, taking steps to protect your estate isn’t enough to provide peace of mind for you or financial security for your loved ones. Given these new levels of uncertainty, you need to reduce risk by using life insurance and other financial products to fund estate planning. This new, fully updated edition of the estate planning classic helps you take your estate planning to the next level. In addition to all the basics on wills, jointly held property, taxation, and philanthropy, Protect and Enhance Your Estate covers the latest developments regarding: Disability planning Living trusts Asset protection Family limited partnerships Proper use of life and long-term care insurance


The Ultimate Guide to Estate Planning in Louisiana

The Ultimate Guide to Estate Planning in Louisiana

Author: Myrna Arroyo

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-04-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 143571539X

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The information Louisiana families need to protect the people they love and the assets they've earned. This book reveals the most common estate planning mistakes wealthy families make and how to avoid them. Also includes powerful estate planning strategies to protect your family. Includes information on wills, living trusts, planning for special needs children, incapacity planning, powers of attorney, living wills and health care directives.


Estate Planning Strategies After Estate Tax Reform

Estate Planning Strategies After Estate Tax Reform

Author: Charles D. Fox

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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"This book is intended to be the concise, practical reference on the implications of the recently enacted phase-out and deferred repeal of the estate and GST taxes, and the modifications to the gift tax, for all financial aid professionals, whether they are attorneys, accountants, fiduciaries, insurance agents, family office managers, or other professionals active in the estate planning field. The book summarizes the key components of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to estate planning ... the text explains how the law works, what planning opportunities and strategies will be available for clients and customers, and what planning techniques are rendered unnecessary by the new legislation ... [it] also examines areas in which the new legislation is unclear ... [and] provides samples of new or revised forms."--Preface.


A Guide to International Estate Planning

A Guide to International Estate Planning

Author: Leigh-Alexandra Basha

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 9781627222679

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With the explosive growth in international investments, more and more lawyers and financial advisors realize the acute need to properly address critical issues of international estate planning for their clients. Whether you are counseling a foreign national or an American citizen, whether your practice is in the U.S. or abroad, whether you want to develop a general expertise in the area or are confronted by these issues on a more frequent basis, this compendium is a necessary and practical resource to help you identify and navigate many of the complex planning and regulatory compliance issues, both legal and tax, involved in international estate planning. In addition to providing a complete overview of the basic principles and procedures of international asset management from addressing the conflict of laws issues that are central in determining which country s laws will govern the disposition of a donor or decedent s wealth to the basic transfer tax rules for nonresident aliens, U.S. citizens, and resident aliens A Guide to International Estate Planning teaches proven strategies, techniques, and practical applications to use for meeting your clients international estate planning needs. Twenty-two detailed chapters are written by trust and estate lawyers with significant experience in international issues. Their advice goes beyond simply highlighting issues in estate planning, emphasizing key issues as compliance, treaty, choice of law, and estate administration problems. This updated edition now includes chapters on FATF and anti-money laundering and offshore compliance, as well as chapters from several foreign jurisdictions to provide comparative insights on different topics."