At Dismuke, Waters & Sweet, we view estate planning as much more than just trying to avoid taxes. Yet with all the chaos in the last couple of years on the tax side of estate planning, many vital, non-tax aspects of planning tend to get overlooked or even ignored. For instance, how does one minim...
A new year often comes with fresh beginnings. Sometimes it comes with uncertainty and questions about what the next year will bring. After reviewing the 2010 Tax Act and pondering it for a few weeks, we've come up with several questions that we and our clients are asking as we enter into 2011. 1....
After much speculation and anticipation, Congress finally passed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (“the Act”). President Obama signed it into law on December 17, 2010. The Act, in essence, is an extension of the 2001/2003 Bush-era two year tax ...
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (“the Act”). Although the primary feature of this legislation is a two-year extension of the Bush-era income tax cuts, the Act also addresses the repeal of the estate ...
Often Texas courts follow the lead of other states. For some time, we knew that bankruptcy courts in some jurisdictions would not respect the charging order protection of single member LLCs. In Florida, the Olmstead v. FTC case extended such reasoning. This is not the law yet in Texas, but it...
If you missed The Glenn Beck Program which featured our managing partner, Bill Dismuke, discussing “Why Planning and Protection Never Go Out of Style,” please click on the link below. Radio Interview on December 7, 2010
On December 7, tune your radio to KLIF AM 570 at 12:31 pm. Our managing partner, Bill Dismuke, will be a guest on The Glenn Beck Program. The topic will be “Why planning and protection never go out of style.”
We are excited to unveil our Firm's new and improved website, designed to provide you with quick and easy access to useful information pertaining to our Firm and your planning needs. Our website is equipped with many updated features that we hope will keep you informed during these times of unce...
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