by Randy Coleman | Nov 24, 2019 | Advance Directives in Florida, Business Owners, Business Succession Planning, Buy-Sell Agreements, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Family Business, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, HIPAA, Intestacy, Living Will, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Premarital Agreements, Probate, Probate Lawyer in Florida, Revocable Living Trusts, Trust Administration, Trusts, Wills & Trusts Law |
People often ask us: “When is the best time for estate planning?” The best answer to that question is: Before you die, or become incapacitated! If you can tell me when you are going to die, I can tell you the ideal time to engage in the art and science of...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 11, 2019 | Annuities, Asset Protection, Business Owners, Business Succession Planning, Buy-Sell Agreements, Charging Order Protection, Corporations, Discretionary Trusts, Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, Estate Planning, Exemption Planning, Family Limited Partnership, Florida Asset Protection, Irrevocable Trusts, Limited Liability Companies, Physicians and Asset Protection, Premises Liability, Retirement Accounts, ROTH IRAs, Spendthrift Trusts, Tenancy by the Entireties, Titling of Assets, Trusts |
These three asset protection tips can help physicians, business owners, and other professionals protect their assets from various types of creditors. Whether you are a physician or not, you probably know that the practice of medicine is a profession fraught...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 21, 2018 | Business Owners, Estate Planning, estate tax, Estate Taxes, Family Business, Florida Asset Protection, Income Taxes, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Probate, Revocable Living Trusts, Small Business Law, Wills & Trusts Law |
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) is now officially law. Both the House and Senate passed the new tax reform bill in December with straight party-line votes and no support from Democrats. President Trump signed it into law right before Christmas. It is the first...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 31, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business Owners, Charging Order Protection, Discretionary Trusts, Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, Estate Planning, Family Limited Partnership, Irrevocable Trusts, Limited Liability Companies, Spendthrift Trusts |
Much of estate planning has to do with the way a person’s assets will be distributed upon their death. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. From smart incapacity planning to diligent probate avoidance, there is a lot that goes into crafting a comprehensive estate...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 4, 2012 | Asset Protection, Business Owners, Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning, estate tax, Estate Taxes, Exemption Planning, Family Business, Gift Tax, Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Irrevocable Trusts, Premarital Agreements, Revocable Living Trusts, Small Business Law, Trustee, Wills and Probate |
We have discussed the 2012 tax-saving opportunity quite a bit here lately. You can read previous posts here and here. This article continues our conversation by providing our clients and readers a number of factors to consider when deciding whether to gift or not to...
by Randy Coleman | Sep 24, 2012 | Asset Protection, Business Owners, Estate Planning, Family Business, Income Taxes, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare, Small Business Law |
If you are like me, you remember exactly where you were the moment you found out that Obamacare had been upheld by the Supreme Court. No matter your party or political persuasion, and regardless of whether you...
