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Amherst Estate Planning

Amherst estate planning client wants to know: How do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ on the Estate Tax? Donald Trump wants to repeal the estate tax. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, would increase the estate tax rate and lower the threshold at which it kicks in, from $5.45 million (or $10.9 million for […]

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Nashua Business Owner Questions Business Probate

We recently had a Nashua business owner voice concerns about how to avoid “business probate”. There are a variety of methods of providing a smooth non-probate succession for small business owners.If there are multiple owners, then there should be buy-sell agreements embedded in the governing documents: LLC Operating Agreement; Shareholder Agreement; Partnership Agreement; These can […]

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Nashua Business Planning Client Real Estate Transfer Tax Question

Nashua business planning client owning several rental properties has concerns regarding being caught in New Hampshire’s real estate transfer tax (RETT) net. Can property be transferred from a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship to a newly created LLC for added liability protection and administrative ease? Can real estate held as “tenants in common” be […]

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The small business owners lament…

“I’m too busy running the company” – “That’ll never happen to me” Some all too common refrains uttered by hard working business owners are: “I’m too busy running the company” and “That’ll never happen to me.” In our firm’s estate planning/business planning practice it is evident that most New Hampshire business owners have not reviewed […]

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Nashua estate planning client has concerns…

…about the use of an irrevocable trust and qualifying for Medicaid. Many clients have legitimate concerns about the use of an irrevocable trust in their estate plans. In short, the use of irrevocable trusts should be used only in those situations in which the client is prepared to give up control and access to the […]

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Nashua, NH: Concerns About Estate Taxes and Business Succession Plan

Nashua Small Business Owner has Concerns About How Estate Taxes Will Affect His Business Succession Plan. Estate taxes and proper estate planning are an important consideration for all New Hampshire closely held business owners. A successful small business recently asked how the IRS will establish “fair market value” for their closely held business that is […]

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Business Succession Planning, Nashua, New Hampshire

A Nashua, New Hampshire business owner has concerns about business succession planning for her family business. A business owner who is nearing retirement age recently asked what were some initial issues to consider, right now to help to transition her successful small business to her children. The following are some basic questions all business owners […]

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Merrimack, NH estate planning clients

…have questions regarding treatment of the primary home, trusts and jointly owned property in elder law/nursing home context. Many of our estate planning clients have elderly family members who are confronted with the possibility of nursing home care. Questions regarding specific types of assets and Medicaid qualification are common. In New Hampshire, any real estate, […]

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Amherst, New Hampshire estate planning clients…

…have questions and concerns about Joint Ownership of property and accounts in their estate plans. In joint ownership, two or more persons share an undivided fractional ownership in property with rights of survivorship. This mechanism is effective for avoiding probate, because the property passes automatically upon the death of one joint owner to the surviving […]

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