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JK Lasser's New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning

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John Wiley and Sons, Dec 31, 2009 - Business & Economics - 304 pages

A complete guide to planning an estate under today's tax rules

When it comes to your estate-no matter how big or small it may be-you shouldn't leave anything to chance. Proper planning is necessary to protect both your assets and your heirs. Experts Stewart Welch III, Harold Apolinsky, and Craig Stephens know this better than anyone else, and in the Third Edition of J.K. Lasser's New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning, they offer valuable advice and solid strategies to help you plan your estate under today's tax rules. Packed with up-to-the-minute facts, this practical resource covers essential issues; including how new legislation will impact inheritances and trusts, the do's and don't of gifting, retirement planning, and much more.

  • Reflects the most recent changes in tax laws as applicable to estate taxation
  • Offers useful planning with regard to trusts, charitable contributions, life insurance, and wills
  • Outlines the best ways to preserve your wealth through proper planning strategies

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book will show you how to efficiently arrange your estate today so that you can leave more to those you care about tomorrow.

  

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Contents

Chapter 1 Congress Plays The Guessing Game with the Estate Tax Laws
1
Chapter 2 Estate Planning You Need ItHeres Why
17
Chapter 3 The Estate Tax System How Much Are You Really Worth?
25
Chapter 4 Investment Strategies for Maximizing Estate Growth
37
Chapter 5 Retire with Dignity How Much Is Enough?
53
Chapter 6 You Dont Have a Will? Big Trouble
67
Chapter 7 Where Theres a Will Theres Your Way
79
Chapter 8 Using Trusts in Your Estate Plan
105
Chapter 11 Smart Strategies for Gifting Assets to Family Members
153
Chapter 12 Strategic Planning with Charities
175
Chapter 13 Family Limited Partnerships
189
Chapter 14 Succession Planning for the Family Business or Farm
201
Chapter 15 Asset Protection Strategies
213
Epilogue Dealing with Parents and Their Money
229
Appendix A Professional Advisors
231
Appendix B Estate Planning Terms
235

Chapter 9 Understanding the Living Trust
117
Chapter 10 Using Insurance in Your Estate Plan
131

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About the author (2009)

STEWART H. WELCH III, AEP, CFP®, is a nationally recognized financial advisor who is widely quoted in the press, including Money magazine, Worth, and the Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and Fox News. Welch's company, The Welch Group, LLC, is a fee-only, wealth management and financial advisory firm serving wealthy families throughout the United States.

HAROLD APOLINSKY, Esq., EPLS, is a board-certified estate planning attorney with the law firm Sirote & Permutt, PC, in Birmingham, Alabama. He served for over twenty-five years as an adjunct professor of estate planning at both the Cumberland School of Law and The University of Alabama School of Law.

CRAIG M. STEPHENS, Esq., LLM, is a tax attorney specializing in estate planning and family business succession planning. He is former president and board member of the local chapter of the National Committee on Planned Giving. Stephens is cochairman of his firm's estate and trust planning practice group at Sirote & Permutt, PC, in Birmingham, Alabama.

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