Overcoming Tech Challenges During a Pandemic |And How It Has Improved Our Efficiency
A letter to our clients and friends: It is hard to believe it has been over a year since we were all speculating whether the lockdown could last a full ...
Estate Planning Upon Divorce: What Happens When Your Former Spouse is Named in Your Documents
The process of going through a divorce or legal separation from one’s spouse can be time-consuming, expensive, and above all, emotionally draining. Because of this, many individuals enduring such a ...
Cryptocurrency: Decoding the Taxation Policies
Updated March 11, 2021 Cryptocurrency, now synonymous with virtual currency, has been in the news as of late due to increased retail investor interest, volatility, and overall mainstream visibility. In ...
Estate Planning During a Pandemic: What Should be Done?
Many, if not all, of us are practicing social distancing as we attempt to navigate through this pandemic. For most, that means working from home, and putting a majority of ...
Types of Charitable Planning and Their Tax Benefits
Charitable planning is gaining popularity not just for those with philanthropic desires, but also for those looking to take advantage of certain tax benefits that charitable planning may provide. The ...
Why Life Insurance Is So Valuable, And How It Can Improve Your Estate Plan
Life insurance is a valuable asset, as it provides an insured’s loved ones with cash in order to cope with the adverse financial consequences of the insured’s death. There are ...
How the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kaestner impacts state taxation of trusts
On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, holding that The Due Process Clause does not permit ...
Guardianships
A guardianship may not only be a useful tool in many situations, but for some it may be the only option. A guardianship is an arrangement where the court appoints ...
Sales Tax: Keep ‘Em Separated
On May 29, 2019, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance released Technical Memorandum TSB-M-19(1)S highlighting some of the Sales and Use Tax changes enacted in the 2019-2020 ...
Passing the Torch: What you Need to Know About Business Succession Planning
Oftentimes, an individual’s largest asset is an operating business. Although the business is frequently passed down from generation to generation, at some point, the business may have to be sold.