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Gift Giving by Business Owners: Tax Considerations
Tax Considerations for Business Gift-Giving As the holiday season approaches, gift-giving is on the minds of many business owners. But there are...
New Small Business Entity Beneficial Ownership Reporting Guidelines for 2024
[GRAPHIC FROM FINCEN.GOV] Are you a small business owner with less than 20 full time employees? Then this might apply to you! Make sure you check...
Pros and Cons of a Florida Ladybird Deed
A Florida Ladybird Deed, also known as an Enhanced Life Estate Deed, is an increasingly popular legal instrument used in estate planning. This type...
The Dangers of DIY Estate Planning
I’ve had several new clients come to my office with legal documents they downloaded off the Internet, or legal documents they paid some online...
Why Your Business Needs Insurance
There is a lot riding on your small business. You have invested your money, time, and sweat equity to build a company that will be successful for...
Estate Plans: What is the “DSUE” and how might it affect me?
Many people want to know how to avoid paying federal estate taxes upon the death of a spouse. The "DSUE" is one of the means by which we can either...
Business Wellness Check!
How Attorney Leigh Cowden Can Support Your Business Wellness in 2023 January is when we turn the calendar ahead to a new year that is full of hope...
Are Transfer on Death (TOD) Deeds Valid in Tennessee?
In short, no. But that doesn't mean a person has to go through the full probate process in order to inherit real property in Tennessee. If someone...
How Real Estate Investors in Tennessee Avoid Franchise and Excise Taxes: The FONCE Exemption
Your first thought when reading that headline might have been, "Why do I want to avoid Franchise and Excise Taxes?" For more information on these...
The Difference Between an LLC and a PLLC (and Whether a REALTOR® Should Ever Have a PLLC)
LLC is an acronym for a business entity otherwise known as a Limited Liability Company, and the acronym PLLC is short for Professional Limited...
How to Protect Assets from a Medicaid-Required Spend-Down
Many people rightly worry about what happens if they have to go into a nursing home and they don't have long-term care insurance. They've heard...
The 2023 Estate Tax Threshold Announced by the IRS
Federal Estate Tax is owed on a person's gross estate over and above the exempted amount. I remember back in the day, in the early 2000s, when that...