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In light of current events with COVID-19, Fiduciary Trust International published an article on the importance of maintaining your estate planning documents up to date, especially now. Check out the link below for the article! https://www.fiduciarytrust.com/insights/commentary?commentaryPath=templatedata/gw-content/commentary/data/en-us/en-us-ftci/trust-estate/peace-of-mind-essential-steps-for-taking-care-of-family&commentaryType=TRUST%20&%20ESTATE%20PLANNING

Did you know the new CARES Act just signed into law may allow you a charitable deduction of 100% of your AGI if you are at least 59 1/2 and you make it from your IRA in 2020. Talk to your tax advisor.  #TuesdayTip

Secure Act, Cares Act and Coronavirus, do you think someone is trying to get you to review, perhaps update, your Estate Planning documents?   #TuesdayTip

Fortunately we have experienced challenging times before this one. The twin storms of 2004 were a prime example. We were evacuated from our office for four months. Through necessity, we worked remotely. Our ability to complete our tasks for our clients was amazing. Many of our clients are asking what we are doing during the […]

Do you know what the SECURE Act is? The President signed it in late December.   #TuesdayTip

Did you know that requirements for distribution of IRAs now starts at age 72?   #TuesdayTip

The deadline to timely file for a homestead exemption is March 1st.    #TuesdayTip

The SECURE Act was signed into law three weeks ago, altering the retirement planning landscape. What impact did it have on your plan?    #TuesdayTip

Be sure to update your estate planning to ensure that your heirs will get second stepped up basis upon the second death of you or your spouse. Under previous planning techniques we used A-B Trust. Since the introduction of portability this may not be necessary and may in fact cost your heirs estate income tax.  […]

During the season of giving, don’t forget that charitable contributions continue to be deductible if you itemize deductions.     #TuesdayTip