Summit in Sight – House Finally Passes the ‘Build Back Better’ Act
If you’re looking for insight into America’s legislative process, consider the wisdom of the Three Rules of Mountaineering. “It’s...
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Farewell to a Friend, Act 2 – House Votes to Eliminate ‘Backdoor’ Roth IRAs
I wrote a few weeks ago that Congress was preparing to limit the use of Roth IRA accounts, particularly for wealthier taxpayers. I...
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Washington State Addresses the LT Healthcare Crisis – With Interesting Results
There was a time, before last year’s election campaign, when we could discuss issues unpolitical in nature, though only a little...
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Stop the Presses, Again – New ‘Build Back Better’ Draft Reincludes IRA Constraints for Wealthy
Stop the Presses, Again – New ‘Build Back Better’ Draft Reincludes IRA Constraints for Wealthy We work hard to keep our clients up...
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Send Snow Shovels to Hades – Democrats Propose Major Tax Benefit for the Wealthy
You read that headline correctly. Joe Biden, still president, campaigned like a wild thang on big public spending, to be funded by...
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Woes for the Wealthy – If Grantor Trusts Fall, Life Insurance Could Become Part of Taxable Estates
It’s an issue that will touch only the wealthiest taxpayers. Yet I feel the hit; how much can they take? New Englanders ever...
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Thermopylae on Capitol Hill – Democratic Holdouts Force Revisions to Biden’s Tax Plans
The Democratic Party is all about taxes these days. These words sound acclaim or rebuke – it depends on who’s speaking. Yet two...
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Prosper and Live Long – With the Health to Enjoy It
Let us hear a tale of two doctors, good and ill. The lessons it teaches points to longevity – the happy variety – and how to...
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Farewell to a Friend? Congress Takes Aim at ‘Back-Door’ Roth IRAs
Congress is preparing to severely curtail the use of Roth IRA accounts, and I’m not entirely sure why. The Roth IRA has long been a...
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Mean Ways and Means – Last-Minute Taxation Changes Upend Estate Planners and Clients
Taxes are like dentistry. I don’t hear any dissent. The news from the checkup sometimes isn’t so grand: you need a filling, even a...
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Locking the Back Door – Democrats Readying Changes to Retirement Account Rules for the Wealthy
A few weeks back, we were sipping our sparkling wine with the estate planning crew, celebrating a minor victory. Congressional...
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Wake Up to a Shakeup – Private Equity Investors Are Revamping the Insurance Industry
The life insurance industry looks to be evolving for the better, but not everyone is happy about it. For eight years, private...
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Sharing the Billionaire’s Dilemma – How Much Should We Leave to Heirs?
Rumor has it that wealthy Americans are responding to President Biden’s inheritance tax proposals by deciding to simply leave less...
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Selling Your Business? Don’t Sell Yourself Short – Enter the Arcane World of Add-Backs
Business owners, particularly the small-shop variety, not uncommonly look upon their creations as they would a child. The conceived...
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A Little More Legislation, Please: SECURE Act 2.0 Shaping Up for a Vote
“A little less conversation, a little more action, please.” That’s a line from one of Elvis’s perkier Vegas songs, and I have a...
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Say It Is So – Joe Biden’s Inheritance Tax Plan May Have Bitten the Dust
Ladies and gentlemen of the planning community, and our beloved customers, brace yourselves: we may be facing good news. We’ve long...
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