Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney
Among the costs of caring for a dependent with special needs are the fees for professional advice. Some families are tempted to save on these costs by setting up a plan on their own. This can be attractive because so Read More …
The SECURE Act, passed at the end of 2019, changed a number of rules regarding inherited IRAs, making it more difficult for most beneficiaries to save on taxes by “stretching” distributions over many years. (Read our post, SECURE Act Increases Tax Read More …
In previous posts, “Important Change Affects Special Needs Planning: Stretch IRAs Eliminated.” and “Time to Check-Up on your Estate Plan if it Includes IRAs” we have covered certain implications of the recent SECURE Act. In this post we cover the Read More …
Even when you’ve taken all the precautions, met with an estate planning attorney and have all your documents and financial planning done, there are several times when you will want to make changes, or at minimum, re-evaluate, your estate plan. Read More …
A stretch IRA was an estate planning strategy that applied to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) inherited by a non-spouse, such as a child beneficiary. By using the stretch strategy, IRAs could be passed on, taking advantage of tax-deferred and/or tax-free Read More …
