Gift and Estate Tax Primer
The tax code places limits on the amounts that individuals can gift to others without paying taxes. We explain in this week’s Tax Tip.
Planning Priorities: Dealing with Aging Parents
On this episode of Planning Priorities, Henssler Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, explains the information you should start gathering with your aging parents. While it may be a heavy task, it’s important to know this information in case you find yourself making critical decisions on their behalf in a moment of crisis.
Will Gifts Now Using the Temporarily Increased Gift-Estate Exclusion Harm Estates after 2025?
Individuals with large estates generally want to gift portions of their estate to beneficiaries while they are still living, to avoid or lessen the estate tax when they pass away. That can be done through annual gifts (up to the inflation-adjusted annual limit for each gift recipient each year—$15,000 for 2019) and/or by utilizing the…
Famous People Who Failed to Plan Properly
It’s almost impossible to overstate the importance of taking the time to plan your estate. Nevertheless, it’s surprising how many American adults haven’t done so. You might think that those who are rich and famous would be way ahead of the curve when it comes to planning their estates properly, considering the resources and lawyers…
In the News: Donor-Advised Funds: Impactful Giving the Easy Way
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains how easy it is for the charitably inclined to establish their own donor-advised fund to increase the impact of their giving.
Reviewing Your Estate Plan
An estate plan is a map that explains how you want your personal and financial affairs to be handled in the event of your incapacity or death. Due to its importance and because circumstances change over time, you should periodically review your estate plan and update it as needed. When should you review your estate…
Charitable Giving
This week on “Money Talks,” Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, CPA, CFP®, CDFA®, and Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, to discuss charitable giving.
In the News: Liquidity Needs that Don’t End at Death
Death can be expensive. Bil Lako, CFP®, explains why you need to plan for liquidity in your estate, especially if there are illiquid assets you intend your heirs to keep.
Liquidity Needs That Don’t End at Death
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Shawna Theriault, C.P.A., CFP®, CDFA®, and Associate Peter Lynch to discuss a common problem many families can have: lack of liquidity in an estate. They discuss ways to get liquidity and how planning is essential to pass assets and property to heirs.
Selling Your Business to Nonfamily
When you sell your business to a family member, your objective may be to keep the business within the family and make it as easy as possible for your relative to make the purchase. When you sell your business to nonfamily, however, your primary objective may be to get the highest possible price for the…