by Leslie Marenco | Apr 10, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, IRS
The recession made many parents and grandparents into personal bankers, making loans to strapped children or grandchildren to help them cope with unemployment or other financial misfortune. However, family loans need to be prepared properly to avoid tax...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 3, 2015 | Articles, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, IRS
SORRY FOLKS! No interesting or exciting article this time! However, if you don’t procrastinate and get this done now, you will thank me later! January 15, 2015 – Deadline to pay the fourth quarter estimated tax payment for the year...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 8, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, High Net Worth, Income Tax
Was Joan Rivers domiciled in New York or California? Think it doesn’t matter? Think again! This little distinction could cost her estate millions and millions of dollars!! When comedian Joan Rivers passed in September, she left her estimated $150 million estate...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 8, 2015 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business/ Corporate Law, Estate Tax, Income Tax, Inheritance, IRS, Non - US Citizen, Probate, Real Property / Real Estate
Many individuals who live outside of the U.S. like to purchase real estate in America or invest in the U.S. Stock Market. It can be much safer than in investing in other parts of the world and often times the individual has children who have moved to America to live...
by Leslie Marenco | Oct 16, 2014 | Articles, Estate Tax, Income Tax, IRAs / 401(k), IRS
Time flies, and the holiday season is already upon us. But pay attention, because if you miss these key financial deadlines you are going to be crying to your CPA when you get hit with substantial penalties or lose the opportunity to take advantage of some smart...
by Leslie Marenco | Oct 10, 2014 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Tax
Legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall died on August 12, 2014, leaving behind an estate estimated at $26.6 million and three children who face a couple of potentially serious problems that could have been avoided through effective estate planning. Bacall, who was...
