Amherst Estate Planning Client Seeks to Avoid Two Costly Estate Planning Mistakes

Assuming life insurance proceeds are excluded from her estate. Many clients believe that insurance proceeds are tax-free. That is correct as far as income taxes are concerned, but not for estate taxes. The reality is that the proceeds of all life insurance policies owned by you are included in your estate for estate tax purposes. […]

CARES Act Passes to Support Economy During COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law, which is aimed at providing significant tax and non-tax stimulus to individuals and businesses. Created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the $2.2 trillion package is the most expensive legislation passed in U.S. history. […]

Goodwill and Non-Compete Agreement in Business Sales

The treatment of money allocated to goodwill and non-compete agreement in business sales concerned a Nashua area small business owner. The business owner had been working with a business intermediary (business broker) to sell her business. The attorneys were brought in very late in the transaction. Until that time, for whatever reason, little attention was […]

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Amherst Estate Planning Client Seeks to Avoid Two Costly Estate Planning Mistakes