Estate Planning as a Career

The history of real estate tax and property tax can be traced back to Colonial America. Land was taxed on a per-acre basis until the nineteenth century when uniformity clauses were adopted to help protect settlers. The uniformity clauses now require that property be taxed according to its value.

Illinois was the first state to adopt this clause, and some states such as Tennessee adopted additional provisions that exempted products produced from the soil and up to one thousand dollars of (more…)

An Offshore Annuity works very similar to a deferred variable annuity. The owner pays into the annuity during the accumulation phase using either a lump sum or paying scheduled amounts over a period of time. The money in the annuity will gain interest at a rate determined by the investment portfolios in which it was placed, and either the owner or annuitant will be taxed once the withdrawal period begins.

You should remember that the owner and annuitant do not need to be the same, and f (more…)

Spendthrift trusts are rapidly becoming a key estate planning tool for families with one member who’s been de-railed by the drug or alcohol culture. Look out your window, look down the street or think of the many persons in your card and contact files. How many families show at least one member who’s been impacted by drug or alcohol addiction? Answer? Almost every family has that X-factor.

Primary Purpose And Benefit Of A Spendthrift Trust.

When a family incl (more…)