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It Is Time To Prepare Your Living Trust, Will And Powers Of Attorney
Mar 11, 2010 3:20am
California residents are impacted by the change in federal estate tax laws in ways which impact their estate plans, including their living trusts and wills. The federal death tax rules are different since the new year....
Executor's And Administrator's Probate Duties
Mar 8, 2010 3:41am
This statement of duties and liabilities as an executor in a California probate is a summary and is not a complete statement of the law. Your conduct as a personal representative is governed by the law itself and not by this summary. If you fail to perform your duties or...
Federal Tax Liens Are A Serious Problem
Mar 4, 2010 3:13am
One-size-fits-all lien filing policies circumvent the spirit of the law, fail to promote future tax compliance, and unnecessarily harm taxpayers...
Communication Can Help With Unequal Distributions
Mar 1, 2010 4:00am
Disinheriting a child? Thinking about unequal distributions of your property to your kids? Want to leave your property to your current spouse instead of to your kids from your earlier marriage? Please read more…....
Changing Irrevocable Trusts In California
Feb 24, 2010 12:10pm
Irrevocable trusts can be modified, amended or revoked in California because some estate planning documents are simply not set in stone and unchangeable....
Small Law Offices Serve Their Clients Well
Feb 19, 2010 3:27am
Lower attorneys' fees charged by solo practitioners and small law firms and the personal services they offer is attractive to those who need tax or probate help in California....
IRS Impersonators
Feb 16, 2010 3:23am
Beware of unsolicited contact by the "IRS". You may be the target of a tax scam....
Extra Estate Planning Needed This Year
Feb 11, 2010 3:43am
Death and taxes are not so certain in 2010 as a result of changes in the estate tax law. How those changes impact you is explained here....
The Best And Most Wealth Friendly States For Trusts
Feb 2, 2010 3:43am
A post on January 23, 2010 in Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog provides a chart listing the best states for trusts. The ranking factors considered are (1) state income tax in the state, (2) directed trust statute, (3) asset......
Dying In California Without A Will Or Heirs
Jan 28, 2010 3:56am
Don't let your property go to the State of California when you die. Learn more about Wills, living trusts and other estate planning documents that may help....
Getting A Transcript Of Your Tax Information
Jan 25, 2010 3:58am
Here are some things to know if you need copies of your federal tax return information from the IRS. There are2 options for obtaining free copies of your federal tax return information — tax account transcripts and tax return transcripts.......
California's Largest Tax Scofflaws
Jan 21, 2010 3:52am
Don't be on California's list published by the Franchise Tax Board of the top 250 taxpayers with liened state income tax delinquencies greater than $100,000. You can check for names in this posting....
IRS Audits Used To Collect Employment Tax Data
Jan 14, 2010 3:41am
ALERT! The IRS is about to randomly audit 2,000 taxpayers to conduct comprehensive examinations to help it select and examine future employment tax returns posing a compliance risk. The IRS wants to obtain statistically valid information to gauge more accurately the extent to which businesses properly comply with employment...
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