Category: Family Limited Partnerships & LLCs

Tax Bill – More on the New 20% Pass-Through Deduction

As I noted in a prior blog post, the new tax bill (TCJA) creates new Code Section 199A that provides for a 20% deduction for the non-wage portion of pass-through income. NOTE:…

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Tax Bill Passes Senate; Great News for Real Estate Developers

By a slim margin of 51-48, the Senate passed the tax reform bill on December 19th. Included among the provisions is a hidden benefit for real estate developers. The bill…

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Launching Your Business Video 4 – Choice of Entity

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq. for this fourth and final video segment of Episode 1: Launching the Business, which focuses on considerations in choosing the right form of entity…

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Treasury Withdraws Valuation Discount Regs!

On October 2nd, the Treasury Department announced that it is withdrawing the proposed regulations under Code Section 2704 (introduced in August 2016) that would have adversely affected taxpayers’ ability to…

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Advanced Estate Planning, Case Study and Valuation Regulations, pt. 7/8

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 5, part 7 of 8. This video continues focusing on various tax…

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Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Case Study, pt. 6/8

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 5, part 6 of 8. This video focuses on various tax planning…

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Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, pt. 5/8

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 5, part 5 of 8. This video focuses on various tax 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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Estate Planning Alert-Valuation Discounts for Family Entities to Disappear after 2016

On August 4, the Treasury Department issued Proposed Regulations under §2704 of the Internal Revenue Code that eliminate almost all valuation discounts for family-owned businesses and investment entities. This will…

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Today’s Channel 8 Broadcast on Lotteries and LLCs

Here is a recording of the live broadcast on 1/13/2016 on Good Morning Washington! on News Channel 8 discussing the use of LLCs to hold lottery winnings (in case you missed it)! http://www.blueprintforwealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/94523951dd0f4eff1580f1d9b6d5eda2.mp4

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