On December 17 the President signed the “The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010” (“The Tax Relief Act”). Importantly, the Tax Relief Act adopts a $5 Million Gift,...
October 2010 Katz Baskies LLC Newsletter
October 2010
Many clients face the frustrating process of finding decent returns on investments during this period of low-interest rates. But for estate planning purposes, low-interest rates can present tremendous opportunities. For...
Comparing QPRTs to IDGTs (PDF)
August 2010
July 2010 Katz Baskies LLC Newsletter
July 2010
If you are like most people, you don’t start income tax planning until the end of the year. It isn’t too early, however, to contemplate the increased tax rates for 2011 and the planning that might occur in 2010....
For clients with Florida LLCs, a review of the new Supreme Court decision is vital. The decision clarifies that creditors can take a single-member LLC to satisfy a claim, and the decision also highlights that a charging...
Thomas O. Katz was recently quoted with regard to the unique estate tax planning issues for those wishing to be cryogenically preserved and retain the benefits of insurance proceeds. Katz Baskies quoted on Cyrogenic Planning...
SEC v. SOLOW: If the SEC is a “Super-Creditor” Then State Law Exemptions Don’t Matter, Right?
April 2010
“Assuming the Solow decision is right and the SEC is a “super-creditor,” then is there a line as to which agencies are “super-creditors” and which are not? Are all quasi-judicial agencies...
Katz Baskies handles complex business mergers. Katz Baskies LLC Represents Interactive Response Technologies in Merger with CCT Group...