B&M Client Alert governing a New Exit Tax and other "onerous provisions" in expatriation tax rules.
This article deals with the use of the Delaware Asset Protection Trust to save taxes, protect assets, protect estate planning vehicles and provide options for non-resident aliens.
This paper will examine ways to lessen six of the greatest risks to preserving and enjoying multigenerational wealth. These six risks are: concentrating your assets, overspending, overusing leverage, poor tax planning, not attending to liabilities, ignoring family governance
This article addresses the complex U.S. tax rules governing cross-border grant-making by private foundations.
In today's world, domestic asset protection trusts can be a useful planning tool. However, under certain circumstances can be subject to intense scrutiny. Holland+Knight defines and outlines the case for domestic asset protection trusts.
This article highlights the fact that most wealthy U.S. families customarily choose individuals rather than trust companies to serve as trustee, even for complex trusts holding very substantial assets and even though a family who can afford it now has the option of creating its own trust. The article also argues that reliance on individual trustees carries the risk that it depends on an unbroken line of succession from one 'wise' (competent, diligent) trustee to the next, with little or no transition time or cushion to adjust for unexpected events.
A discussion of pre-nuptial, post-nuptial or cohabitation agreements.
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1031 Exchange, commonly known as like-kind exchange, can be a smart tax strategy for business owners who also own or invest in real estate.
Changes in the federal tax laws have provided a renewed focus on state income taxes and strategies available to minimize these taxes. While personal trusts have been used most commonly as estate and gift tax planning tools, they now have increased importance as vehicles for minimizing a family’s federal and state income tax liability. If you live in a high-tax state there may be opportunities to reduce or eliminate state taxes on some of your income by establishing a new trust in Delaware or moving an existing trust to the First State.