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Apple’s Legacy Contacts Feature Is Nearing Release

by Arthur Geffen | Oct 6, 2021 | Digital Assets

Apple appears to be getting ready to launch its Legacy Contacts feature — a feature that will allow people to set someone else as a contact that will be able to access their data in the event of death.

Tax Proposals of the House Ways and Means Committee: Reconciliation Bill to Target Trusts, Estates, and the Wealthy

by Arthur Geffen | Oct 6, 2021 | Estate Planning, Estate Planning Solutions, Estate Tax

Last month, the House Ways & Means Committee (the “Committee”) approved draft legislation (the “Legislation”) as part of Congress’ ongoing $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation process. The Legislation includes significant tax proposals that, if...

Samsung has a remote kill switch for its TVs – can block any Samsung TV permanently

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 23, 2021 | Caveat Emptor, Interesting!

Just bought a brand new TV set? You own it now, right? Well, kinda… Electronics giant Samsung has revealed that all Samsung’s TV sets have a built-in kill switch that Samsung can operate at will. See:...

61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 19, 2021 | Dallas Probate Lawyer

More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a report from the Tax Policy Center.The pandemic and federal stimulus led to a huge spike in the number of Americans who either owed no federal income...

New Portal Links PPP Borrowers Directly with SBA for Loan Forgiveness

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 12, 2021 | PPP Loans

“The SBA’s new streamlined application portal will simplify forgiveness for millions of our smallest businesses — including many sole proprietors — who used funds from our Paycheck Protection Program loans to survive the pandemic,” said Administrator...
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