I would rather have it said, ‘He lived usefully,’ than, ‘He died rich.’
Many people erroneously ascribe to Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, an ideological hostility to taxation that he did not in fact espouse. In his time, he would have been known as a “moral philosopher,” and his first work
Here is a potpourri (and you thought that was just a Jeopardy category) of recent articles touching on the world of Trusts and Estates. Hey, you can’t expect a musical entry every week.
From Forbes:
Estate Tax Nightmare: Three Weddings, Two Funerals, And A Mexican Divorce:
“. . .this week’s topic offers a critical
The new Power of Attorney statute is in effect, as of June 13, 2021. Signed into law late last year, it has been the subject of intense study by trusts and estates attorneys (and many others as well). The new Power of Attorney law makes many substantial changes to the old law. The old law,
The government just issued its “Green Book,” the summary of the President’s proposed changes to the tax laws. Perhaps the recent leaks from the IRS about the income taxes paid by some of our wealthiest citizens will have an impact on these proposals.
From Wealth Management, an article (see link below) that is a comprehensive
The challenge of maintaining a law blog is to keep it fresh and to make it interesting to a broader audience than attorneys. One of our recent blog entries discussed the debts of a decedent and whether a decedent’s family would be personally responsible for those debts. (Short answer – no.) This entry will explore
The late great country singer, George Jones, had a hit with the title “Who’s Going to Fill Their Shoes?” It was a lament on the state of country music as it lost its connection to its roots and became more commercial. This entry has nothing to do with either country music or the complaints by
They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here”
“Don’t wanna see your face, you better disappear”
The fire’s in their eyes and their words are really clear
So beat it, just beat it.
The Beatles certainly had taxes on their minds when they wrote and sang “Taxman” in their seminal album Revolver in 1966,
Today’s blog entry is short and “sweet,” devoted to recent articles from Forbes, RealMoney,[1] and MarketWatch[2] that are worth your time. The Forbes article is called “How To Beat Massive Estate & Income Tax Hikes.”[3] A quote from the article that will suffice to keep this blog current and informative:
“If ever
For the 99.5%.
A funny thing happened on the way to President Biden’s inauguration. What had been a trickle in the few years before the election became a flood after November 2020.[1] Famous artists started selling their song catalogs. Bob Dylan sold his songs for a reported $300,000,000. He was not the first to
Tom’s father recently passed away. We have been friends for many years and share a love for movies and plays. Tom is a film and theatre historian and writer of some note. Needless to say, I am neither (hence, “movies and plays”). Tom, even with his vast erudition, is gifted with a profound lack of
