Download Printable Article By Steven J. Oshins, Esq., AEP (Distinguished) There are now 17 states with statutes allowing Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (“DAPTs”). Nevada is the best of those states. Period. That’s not just the conclusion of this author. Rather, it appears to be the conclusion reached by the high majority of the estate planning industry, including unbiased planners. This article will not only explain why Nevada is such an asset protection trust powerhouse, but it will also explain how the Nevada Asset Protection Trust works so those planners who are not currently making use of this opportunity can now…
FAKE NEWS!
By Philip J. Kavesh, J.D., LL.M. (Taxation), CFP®, ChFC, California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Since I first rolled out my “IRA Inheritance Trust®” in 2001 and got the breakthrough positive IRS ruling in 2005 (PLR 200537044), many critics have circulated “alternative facts” about the trust that are simply untrue. Unfortunately, no matter how often I’ve fought off these various unwarranted attacks, the same ones keep reappearing from the dark recesses of the internet. Worse yet, these are believed as gospel by many estate planners who could otherwise be doing their clients and their…
Portability Trivia
By Brandon Ketron & Alan S. Gassman J.D., LL.M. (Taxation), Florida State Bar Certified Specialist in Wills, Trusts & Estates, AEP (Distinguished) A review of the Portability Rules at the Heckerling Institute gives rise to the following trivia, which estate tax planning lawyers should perhaps be memorizing: True or False [the answers are at the end of this article, but see how much you know]: 1. Under Section 20.2010-2(a), the portability election can only be made on a timely filed and complete estate tax return Form 706. 2. Estates that are required to file the Form 706 ( i.e. estates…