Congress passed a sweeping tax reform bill in late December 2017, and our economy has taken off in 2018. This tax law is commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and the law makes significant changes for business owners and individuals. Although political parties...
The field of estate planning continues to evolve and adapt to the challenges that people are facing today. At one time estate planning was heavily geared towards managing estate tax liability, but a few tax law changes later, and now other issues are more important...
Do you ever get frustrated when an item is on your “To Do List” month after month? Does it seem like there is never enough time to get certain things done in your life? If this describes your approach to estate planning, then keep reading. Clients often...
All of us have holiday memories of family, friends, service to others, and many more memories of days gone by. I have plenty of memories of presents as a child, but also very special memories of delivering gifts to prisoners’ families in Atlanta that touched my...
It’s common knowledge in the estate planning field that people like to avoid the probate process. Many people hold this general idea, but few know why or how they can avoid the mess of probate. In this blog post we’ll look at common reasons why probate...
Getting remarried after the death of a spouse or a divorce is fairly common. We also see it more and more in the senior years as people live longer lives. Whenever this happens, like it or not, there are plenty of planning issues that need to be addressed and...