by Arthur Geffen | May 16, 2018 | Dallas Probate Lawyer
The court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down a federal law that required states to ban gambling on the outcome of sporting events. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was highly unusual: It did not ban sports gambling nationwide as a matter of federal law,...
by Arthur Geffen | Mar 28, 2018 | Dallas Estate Lawyer, Dallas Probate Lawyer, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Solutions
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and NEW YORK, March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Estate planners and advisors have a surprising second job: family therapist. In fact, 44 percent of planning professionals identified family conflict as the biggest threat to estate planning...
by Arthur Geffen | Feb 9, 2018 | Dallas Estate Lawyer, Dallas Probate Lawyer, Estate Planning, Estate Tax
Ever since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December, the headlines have been buzzing about the resulting income tax consequences for individuals and businesses, but what about the intersection of the Act and estate planning? After all, nothing is more...
by Arthur Geffen | Jan 2, 2018 | Dallas Estate Lawyer, Dallas Probate Lawyer, Estate Tax
The bill increases the federal estate and gift tax unified credit basic exclusion amount from US$5 million (with inflation adjustments) to US$10 million (with inflation adjustments), which means that the basic exclusion amount for 2018 will be US$11.2 million per...
by Arthur Geffen | Dec 29, 2017 | Dallas Probate Lawyer
PRIOR TO SHUTTING DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, WE JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HEALTHY, HAPPY AN PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! SEE YOU IN 2018!
by Arthur Geffen | Oct 23, 2017 | Charitable Gifts, Dallas Estate Lawyer, Dallas Probate Lawyer, Estate Tax
Charites benefit from the estate tax because bequest gifts are not subject to it, creating an even stronger reason to leave a charitable bequest gift. Of course, individuals leave bequest gifts for many reasons, even if they are not subject to the estate tax....
