At Stewart Law we consider estate planning a form of legal planning intended to get the most value out of all that you have, tangible and intangible assets, for yourself and those you care about.
If you are someone with a valuable estate seeking to keep more of your family’s wealth intact, we will gladly talk you through some innovative ways to use this inflation adjustment to minimize taxes.
As we enter the last few months of 2022, we want to remind you that it’s a great time to start thinking about ways to end your year strong so you can truly celebrate over the Holidays. Whether it’s updating your Estate Plan or cleaning up your corporate records, our team is here to help.
By adding supplemental needs planning to your legacy or by creating a current Supplemental Needs Trust, you can greatly improve the quality of life of an individual with special needs.
Stewart Law, P.A. is pleased to announce that Todd A. Stewart has been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. “Best Lawyers was founded more than 40 years ago to recognize the exceptional…
Here at Stewart Law, we’re able to guide clients through this process and establish a structure that not only protects personal assets from rental property creditor claims, but also fits seamlessly into their estate plans.
In other words, the focus shouldn’t be on staying out of someone else’s business, but really overseeing all aspects of your own. We have the legal tools, including ones for the Proactive Business Owner and the Proactive Family Leader, to help you “mind your financial health”.
Please join us in celebrating and congratulating John on his new role as Partner at Stewart Law, P.A.
When you give assets to someone during your lifetime or through your estate, the gifts are subject to gift and estate taxes. Fortunately, current laws provide for a large gift and estate tax exemption—an amount you can give before you face any tax liability.
With the current pandemic, election year, and unsettled economy, now is the best time to consider scheduling an annual family meeting.
Lifetime gifting, to children or others, has been a popular technique to reduce estate taxes for a long time. Currently, with estate tax exemption amounts exceeding $11 Million per person, most people do not have an urgent tax savings motivation for making gifts. However, this doesn’t mean that sticking to a gifting program is without…
As trusted advisors, we see it as our job to alert you to strategies that can help build and protect your family’s wealth and the lifestyle it supports. From a macro perspective, we see an estate tax that takes essentially no wealth from the vast majority of families, historically high federal deficits, and a real possibility…
Protecting your assets from creditors (“asset protection”) is a topic you don’t think much about until a triggering event, and then it can jump to the top of your priorities. The triggering event may be an accident with personal injuries on your property, a contract commitment turning bad, or involvement in a financial project where…
Succession Planning: Overcoming Procrastination and Creating Confidence If any of these sound like you, then you may be an entrepreneur who is reluctant to plan for the future of your business: (1) Need for control; (2) Strong work ethic; (3) Immortality complex. We have techniques to help business owners overcome their procrastination about succession planning. …
The 40th Annual Estate Planning Conference, held as usual in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, just concluded. Below are three takeaways we believe you’ll find useful in your practice. FLP Entities John W. Porter, an experienced tax litigator with Baker Botts LLP in Houston, Texas spoke on several topics including family limited partnership style entities. There…
Saving self-employment (SE) tax on the business earnings of a partner or sole proprietor can be significant, with rates from 2.9% to 15.3%. Partners in some cases have avoided this SE tax on their distributive share for an interest as a limited partner in a limited partnership (LP). Today, however, LLCs are in much more…
The end of year is a busy time for many reasons. Travel plans, holiday hosting, and family visits tend to keep your calendar packed. But as a small business owner you have additional obligations that need to be addressed. The end of year is a perfect time to assess your current business, make some decisions,…
A Family Limited Partnership (“FLP”) is a structure that is known for two main purposes: asset protection and tax minimization. Its ability to handle both of these important wealth generators puts it in the running as one of estate planning’s most valuable tools, if implemented and maintained properly. Below, you will find some frequently asked…
In today’s litigious society, we often have clients calling us and asking for advice on how to protect themselves and their assets from creditors and lawsuits. Many worries stem from concerns over rental properties and vacation homes (including toys such as jet skis) owned by our clients. There are several techniques that can help the…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) has dramatically changed the tax landscape this year. Two important changes include the new 20% deduction for pass-through entities, such as S-corporations and partnerships, and the 21% flat tax rate for C-corporations. Where conventional wisdom once dictated that most small business owners elect S-corporation tax…
