by Arthur Geffen | Jan 27, 2015 | Debt Collection, Guardianship
Lillian Palermo tried to prepare for the worst possibilities of aging. An insurance executive with a Ph.D. in psychology and a love of ballroom dancing, she arranged for her power of attorney and health care proxy to go to her husband, Dino, eight years her...
by Arthur Geffen | Jan 22, 2015 | Misc
Though women lawyers are outnumbered by males in partnerships at large law firms, they made strides at several law firms in Washington, D.C., in recent promotions. Out of 35 law firms that announced the promotions of partners since October, 14 promoted as many...
by Arthur Geffen | Jan 9, 2015 | IRS
The District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has upheld the Internal Revenue Service’s imposition of penalties totaling more than $1 million on an estate that failed to file its estate tax return on a timely basis and timely pay the estate tax it owed...
by Arthur Geffen | Jan 7, 2015 | Estate Planning
The biggest mistake people make with estate planning is to fail do any planning at all. Often, this is the result of people mistakenly thinking that there’s no need for estate planning if their estate is smaller than the estate tax exclusion amount ($5.43...
by Arthur Geffen | Jan 6, 2015 | Affordable HCA, Income Tax
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – also referred to as Obamacare – established a new federal income tax penalty for failure to carry so-called “minimum essential coverage.” Last year was the introductory year for the penalty, which can...
