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  • About Tom
  • Estate Planning
    • How to Plan Your Estate (Start Here)
    • Revocable Living Trust
    • Inheritance Protection Trust
    • IRA Protection Trust
    • Financial POA
    • Health Care POA
    • Living Will
    • Asset Protection Planning in Arizona
    • Asset Protection Exemptions in Arizona
    • Protect Home from Creditors in Arizona
    • NFA Gun Trust
    • Car/RV/Mobile Home Titling
    • More Articles
  • Fees
    • No Hourly Billing
    • Estate Planning Fees
    • Estate Administration Fees
  • Store
    • Books & Manuals
    • Legal Forms
  • Recent Law Updates
  • Office Info
  • More Articles
  • Legal Point Blog
  • Probate & Trust Administration
    • How to Settle an Estate (START HERE)
    • Probate in Arizona
    • Small Estate Affidavit
    • Final Arrangements & Organ Donation
    • Trust Beneficiary Notices and Trustee Reports
    • Annuities
    • IRA Distributions
    • Debts of Decedent
    • Transfer Real Estate of Nonresident
    • Tax Filings for Estate
    • Duties of Trustee
    • Probate Briefcase (private)
  • Legal Disclaimers

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New Estate Tax Law for 2018

12/21/2017

 
The new tax law increases the estate tax exemption to $11,200,000 for 2018.  Portability option and Credit Shelter trusts can protect up to $22,400,000 for married couples.  This eliminates the estate tax as a concern for almost everyone (at least for now).  The estate tax exemption will be inflation-adjusted for 8 years, then is scheduled to revert back to 2017 levels (adjusted for inflation) in 2026. 

The major issues in estate planning will continue to be incapacity planning, mental health and end-of-life issues, inheritance protection, and determining the best way to leave tax-deferred retirement accounts to heirs and beneficiaries. 

New Trust Administration Book Coming in 2018

12/13/2017

 
I'm currently working on the formatting for a new book, tentatively named Arizona Successor Trustee Answer Book.  Hopefully to be released privately in January 2018.  I think it's going to be an excellent resource.

Office building painted new color

12/13/2017

 
New ownership of my office building complex just re-painted the exterior of my building from orange to white.  I will update the office photos on this website ASAP. 

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