Pennsylvania Asset Protection & Estate Planning Blog Will & Trust Attorney Blog For Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees
This blog, which is regularly updated by our estate planning attorneys, strives to keep our clients and potiential clients informed, engaged, and connected to the latest news, trends, and current events regarding Penn. asset protection, inheritance dispute resolution, executor and trustee information, will & trust law, and elder trust law. Learn more abou the estate law issues that affect you most in these short, personal, and candid legal blog posts.
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Spring 2021 Virtual Executor Training Receives Rave Reviews! Executor training, what is an executor, when and how to hire the right legal, accounting, and financial advisors, how to avoid personal liability. -
Red Alert - Biden's Tax Plan Means Big Changes to Estate and Gift Planning!! Proposed changes to federal estate tax law and other important tax statutes could have an enormous impact on estate planning and gifting. -
FAQs - Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts Our Series on Trusts will provide clarity on what trusts are, how they can be used, and the differences between the various kinds of trusts. -
Demystifying Trusts -- How Trust Planning Can Benefit Your Family Our Series on Trusts will provide clarity on what trusts are, how they can be used, and the differences between the various kinds of trusts. -
Demystifying Trusts -- How Trust Planning Can Benefit Your Family -- Part I Our Series on Trusts will provide clarity on what trusts are, how they can be used, and the differences between the various kinds of trusts. -
Pennsylvania's New Digital Assets Law -- PA RUFADAA Pennsylvania Recently Adopted the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA). What Do You Need to Do to Ensure Your Estate Planning is Up to Date? -
2020 An Analysis & Summary of End of Year Gifting and Unique Planning Opportunities end of year gifting, revocable trusts, SLAT, ILIT, Life insurance trust, CLAT, GRAT, gifting, -
Federal Estate Tax Planning Alert for UTBF Clients 2020 election impact on estate planning, presidential election effects on estate planning, estate tax exemption, SLAT, spousal limited access trust -
2020 IRS Rules Update Alert! 2020 IRS Rules Update Alert! IRS Announces Increased 2020 Contribution Limits for Retirement Plans -
Estate Planning For When Your Pets Outlive You If you are contemplating having an estate plan prepared or already have one, and you have pets, then it’s extremely important to consider what will happen to your pets if they should outlive you. -
An Open Letter To Our Clients On The Secure Act And How To Fix Your Estate Planning SECURE ACT; estate planning; stretch IRA; conduit trust, IRA trust; -
IRS Alert Update! New 2020 Federal Estate & Gift Tax Limits Announced by the IRS The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has officially announced the new 2020 unified estate and gift tax limits. These amounts are indexed for inflation and updated each year. -
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Rate Update Alert! Are you a parent of a child or children under age 21? If so, then this update is for you! -
Part II: What Happens After I’ve Updated My Estate Planning Documents to Include a Disclaimer Trust? When you have a Disclaimer Trust in your estate planning documents, how do you ensure you are making the right decisions? -
Need an extension to file? There's still time to file! Here's the link to get IRS FORM 4868 Extension To File Income and Gift Tax Returns Here's the link to find and quickly download the extension of time to file your tax individual income and gift tax returns 4868 -
More on the Politics of Estate Tax Reform Estate tax elimination or reform has been the focus of mostly republican house and Senate members. In this Huffington Post piece, the author explores why left leaning economists are now arguing for some types of reform. -
Government "Confiscates" Pennsylvania Family's $80 Million Dollar Inheritance An $80 million dollar inheritance was confiscated by the federal government and a PA court has now upheld that result -
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax & Estate Tax | Lawyer Explains Difference Navigating Pennsylvania inheritance tax can be confusing but an inheritance lawyer can help you figure out your best legal options. -
[UPDATED] Questions About Power of Attorney - Do Have The Right Answers ? This brief article and related video answer all of the most important questions about medical power of attorney, financial and durable powers of attorney -
Should I Make Gifts Now As Part Of My Estate Planning? An inter vivos gift is one tool you can use in your estate planning to reduce taxes. But be careful because if it's not done correctly you may be on the hook.