After many years advising large corporations as an in-house lawyer, I now advise small and business sized business regarding corporation formation…
I help clients located in Washington and California to work with the IRS, the Washington Department of Revenue and the California Franchise Tax Board…
Analysis keeps pouring in about how estate planning has been affected by the recent deal in Washington to avoid the Fiscal Cliff. Rather than re-write it all, I think this article provides a great summary of the impact of this deal. Overall, this deal has eliminated much of the uncertainty that we have been dealing…
The fiscal cliff deal had a surprising result. It actually solved a problem. All of the uncertainty surrounding the estate tax over the last few years is finally over. This article from the New York Times explains it well but, for now, most Americans do not have to worry about an estate tax liability on…
I am very relieved to find out that the bill just passed by Congress to avert the fiscal cliff finally dealt with the federal estate tax and removed much of the uncertainty that we have been dealing with for the last two years. Here is a quick summary from Forbes: ESTATE TAX: Always of significant…
I wish everyone a safe, happy and prosperous New Year in 2013!
With all of the talk about the so-called “fiscal cliff”, I feel as if the long-term issues that we face as a county are not part of the discussion among the political class who run our country. I highly recommend everyone invest some time to read articles like this one. The fiscal cliff is just…
The Mortgage Forgiveness debt Relief Act of 2007 is expiring at the end of 2012 which means that homeowners may owe taxes on the amount of debt that is forgiven as a result of foreclosure.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or any other holiday, I hope that you have a safe and happy holiday season and a successful new year in 2013. Many thanks to my friends at Bush Polen & Associates for the great annual holiday party and pictures with Santa!
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I am now a verified member of a law questions and answer website called LawQA. I regularly answer questions on this site as do many other lawyers. From what I understand, it is free to ask and receive some answers to legal questions.
It’s hard to believe, but Washington State is ranked as the sixth best state for tax burden.