Protecting real estate is always a challenge but if you use the proper trust structure you can get a pretty good solution....
Real Estate Equity Protection
For most of us, our homes are much more than merely a collection of building materials held together by nails and two-by-fours. Instead our homes are ...
Thought your IRA was safe in Bankruptcy? Think again. …
Attorney Tim Berry explains how IRAs may not be safe in Bankuptcy. The challenge is the potential for a creditor to put you into involuntary Bankuptcy...
Did You Live or Work Overseas Last Year, 2011?
American citizens and U.S. resident aliens, including individuals holding dual citizenship, who have lived or worked outside of the United States duri...
Comparison of Form 8938 and FBAR Requirements
The new Form 8938 filing requirement does not replace or otherwise affect a taxpayer’s obligation to file Form TD F 90-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank ...
The Five Key Problems with Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
With the advent of the domestic asset protection trust (the “DAPT”), and its moderate growth in the United States over the last decade, the DAPT i...
IRS Releases the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2012
IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen: English | Spanish | ASLIR-2012-23, Feb. 16, 2012 WASHINGTON –– The Internal Revenue Service today iss...
The Process of Divorce
By, Diane L. Danois, J.D., Case Management Strategist Maintaining an Active Tempo in Your Divorce Who really controls the tempo of a lawsuit? Are th...
IRS Offers New 2012 Amnesty for Foreign Accounts
US tax authorities have initiated a new voluntary disclosure program for US taxpayers with foreign accounts on January 9, 2012. The IRS also noted s...
Why You Must Complete Family Dynasty Planning Now
On November 10, 2011, the IRS issued final regulations which permit it to “list” common planning transactions designed to reduce or eliminate the ...