Category: Business Succession Planning

Estate Planning for Business Owners, Buy-Sell Agreements, pt. 2/7

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 4, part 2 of 7. This video focuses on business succession planning…

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Next Business Success(ion) Planning Bootcamp: Planning for the Exit/Landing – June 21!

Please join Wayne Zell for the 4th Business Success(ion) Planning Bootcamp of 2017, Planning for the Exit/Landing, on June 21 at 7:30am at 1775 Wiehle Ave., S. 400, Reston, VA 20191.…

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Estate Planning for Business Owners, Beneficiary Planning, pt. 1/7

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 4, part 1 of 7. This video focuses on business succession planning…

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Legislation Introduced to Prevent Enactment of Valuation Rules

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) reintroduced legislation to prevent the IRS from enacting its highly controversial estate valuation discount proposed regulations introduced in August 2016. The…

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Another Summary of the Valuation Discount Proposed Regs.

Here is another excellent summary (from Bessemer Trust) of the new Section 2704 proposed regulations that severely limit the use of valuation discounts for transfers of interests in closely held entities…

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Tax Extenders Package Includes Permanent S corporation Relief

As you may know by now, on December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law “The Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act”, which made permanent many expiring or expired provisions…

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Premium Financing-Pros May Outweigh Cons

Listen to Wayne M. Zell, Esq., discuss the pros and cons of using premium financing for life insurance. This technique is particularly useful for high net worth individuals and for businesses…

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New IRS Rules Expected Restricting Valuation Discounts

For a recent, relevant summary of the anticipated IRS regulations restricting the ability to use valuation discounts, please see this August 7th New York Times article.  

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Merger Activity Does not Mean the Economy is Booming

According to this New York Times article, the recent surge in M&A activity does not mean that the economy is doing great. Rather, it may indicate that trouble lies ahead for an overheated…

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M&A Activity Surging

According to this recent KPMG survey, merger and acquisition activity is surging in the United States.  Lots of liquidity and favorable financing terms are fueling the surge.

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