The new Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted to prevent and combat the illegal use of shell companies to launder funds, evade taxes, and commit other financial crimes. To accomplish its mission, the CTA requires...more
Although transfer-on-death (TOD) and payable-on-death (POD) designations on financial accounts can be an effective tool to avoid the probate process, these account designations have the potential to derail a customer’s estate...more
When used in consultation with an estate planning attorney, transfer-on-death (TOD) or payable-on-death (POD) designations on financial accounts can be valuable estate planning tools. However, these account designations have...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued final regulations setting out the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA requires the reporting of beneficial ownership information...more
Congress has passed a major tax reform bill and it is expected to be signed into law in the next few days. This bill doubles the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemptions for transfers occurring in...more