Landowner Alert System 7-14-20
Pre-Condemnation Pipeline Routing: Pipeline projects are booming in Texas, putting thousands of landowners at risk of having their property taken by condemnation. Texas law allows pipeline companies to choose the route of a pipeline without any oversight by government or … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 5-29-20
Texas Ecolab Program: “Ecolab is an alternative for landowners who want to reduce their taxes, but are not interested in grazing animals in order to obtain an open space valuation. Landowners can host research on their property by a public … Continue reading
2020 Brings Dramatic Changes to Pay-out Requirements for Inherited IRAs and Retirement Plans
By Margaret Menicucci, Attorney & Counselor The pay-out requirements for people inheriting Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other retirement plans have changed dramatically. Legislation passed in late December of 2019, called the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (the … Continue reading
Updating Your Estate Plan
By Margaret Menicucci, Attorney & Counselor This summer I moved a just-graduated adult child into her first apartment in a big city. Her adult life is taking shape as she takes the bus to work and the commuter rail to … Continue reading
The Importance of a Complete Will
By Margaret Menicucci, Attorney & Counselor I have never met a client who says they want their Will to distribute only a part of their estate, and then they want the family to figure out the rest through four years … Continue reading
Settling Into a New Estate Tax Environment
Settling Into a New Estate Tax Environment By Margaret Menicucci, Attorney & Counselor In my November 2nd blog, I reflected on the status of gift and estate taxation with the tax reform act looming in the background. The Tax Cuts … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season to Start Talking
‘Tis the Season to Start Talking By Margaret Menicucci, Attorney & Counselor My father passed away in 2010, after a long and meaningful life. Visits to my parents’ home were periodic because I live in a different state. In the … Continue reading
Federal Estate Tax Clarity Under New Reform
Federal Estate Tax Clarity Under New Reform By Margaret Menicucci, Attorney & Counselor You need a crystal ball to know how future tax reform will change current estate tax exemptions and rates. But, you don’t need a crystal ball to … Continue reading
National Estate Planning Awareness Week
National Estate Planning Awareness Week: October 16-22, 2017 National Estate Planning Awareness Week was adopted by Congress in 2008 to help the public understand what estate planning is, why it is such a vital component of financial wellness, and how … Continue reading
National Estate Planning Awareness Week
National Estate Planning Awareness Week: October 16-22, 2017 National Estate Planning Awareness Week was adopted by Congress in 2008 to help the public understand what estate planning is, why it is such a vital component of financial wellness, and how … Continue reading