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- Category: Legal Education
- National Make-a-Will Month
- Understanding the Importance of the Simultaneous Death Act
- Gen X – This One’s for You (Really Every Generation Should Read This)
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find Out What It Means To…Your Estate Plan
- 529 Plans – The “Holy Grail” of Estate Planning
- What We Can All Learn from Diller v. Richardson – Part II
- The Wonder of Wills
- Understanding and Manipulating Estate and Gift Taxes – Part II
- Understanding and Manipulating Estate and Gift Taxes
- Should “In Re Gregory Hall Trust” Change the Way We Think About Amending Trusts?
- The Joy in Joint Trusts
- How Tax and Non-Tax Considerations Impact Estate Planning – Part II
- How Tax and Non-Tax Considerations Impact Estate Planning – Part I
- What’s in President Biden’s Revenue Proposals?
- Medicaid Planning
- The Lessons from Lisa Marie
- Joint Tenancy Problems in Estate Planning
- Biden Administration Could Reduce Estate Tax Exclusion
- Updating Your Plan: Powers of Attorney
- Updating Your Plan: Your Trust or Will
- Updating Your Plan: Beneficiary Designations
- Preparing for the Unexpected…and the Eventual
- What the 2020 Election Could Mean for Your Estate Plan
- A Time for Thanks and Community
- What’s an “Atom Bomb” or “Contingent Remainder” Beneficiary?
- Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Importance of Planning
- Fair Isn’t Always Equal and Vice Versa
- Planning Is Important
- Planning for Incapacity
- Use the Exclusion or Lose It
- Will Your Estate Plan Still Work If You Move?
- Building Flexibility into Your Plan
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 3
- The Basics: “HIPAA” Powers
- The Basics: Financial Power of Attorney
- The Basics: Powers of Attorney for Healthcare
- Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities
- Removing Life Insurance Without Triggering the Transfer for Value Rule
- Removing Life Insurance from the Taxable Estate
- Avoiding Family Chaos in the Coronavirus Age
- Economic Fallout from Coronavirus May Provide Opportunities
- Whom Do You Want to Get Your Assets?
- Planning for the Sandwich Generation
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 4 – Lack of Testamentary Capacity
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 3 – Fraud
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 2 – Undue Influence
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 1 – Formal Requirements
- Beneficiary Designations and Other Non-Probate Transfers
- How Will You Age in Place and Be Able to Die at Home?
- Planning for the SECURE Act
- The SECURE Act and What It Means for You
- Tax Planning for 2020
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 6: Why
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 5: How
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 4: Where
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 3: When
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part I: Who
- Make Your Own Plan
- How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?
- Planning for Education Expenses
- Planning for Step-Children
- Planning for Special Needs Children
- How Much is Too Much?
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones
- The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
- Many Reasons to Plan
- Clarity is Key to Planning
- Selecting an Agent
- Kiddie Tax is Worse Than Ever
- When and Where You Die Matters
- What Are 529 Plans and What Are Their Advantages?
- SALT Deduction Limit…Can You Get Around It?
- New Tax Proposals
- The Little Things May be the Most Important
- Tax Tips after New Year
- Giving Back
- Being Thankful and Sharing Your Blessings
- Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
- Special Accounts for People with Special Needs
- What’s a 529 Plan and What Are the Benefits to Using One?
- Trusts for Privacy
- Planning for Frequent Flyer Miles
- You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected
- Estate Planning: It’s Not Just About the Estate Taxes
- Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 5: Retirement Assets
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 2: Long-Term Care
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 1: Incapacity
- Retirement is Complicated
- Retirement: It’s not Just About the Money
- Estate Planning: The Simplest Plan is Usually Not the Best
- Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 2
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 1
- Basics of Estate Planning: Privacy and Estate Planning
- Category: Estate Planning
- What We Can All Learn from Diller v. Richardson
- What It Means to Disclaim
- What Bruce Willis Can Teach Us About Incapacity Planning
- Dynasty Trusts
- What Is a HIPAA Release?
- Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 2
- Preparing for Coronavirus
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 2 – What
- Planning is Critical
- Estate Planning is About More Tan Taxes
- Estate Planning is for You, Not Just Your Parents or Grandparents
- Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids
- Age-Related Retirement Milestones
- Basics of Estate Planning: Lack of Coordination
- Our Process to Your Estate Plan
- Category: Event
- Category: Attorney
- Category: Estate Planning
- Category: tax planning
- Category: retirement planning
- Category: Elder Law
- Category: taxation
- Category: Video
- Join us for a Christmas Connection – this Thursday!
- Join us for a Christmas Connection
- Community Blood Bank Drive – Friday, Sept. 28
- Free eBook Download of Cutting to the Core – June 18, 2018
- Momma Said
- Knowing Your Life Insurance: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
- Client Refresher Course – Nov. 10
- The Power of Portability
- Are you ready for the call?
- Black and White
- Save the Farm, Save the Family
- South Dakota Special Spousal Trusts
- Stages of Planning
- Hope Is Not A Plan
- Love Is In The Air
- Wear the Dress
- Category: General
- Knutson named 2021 Great Plains Rising Star
- When it’s time to sell the family business – including to family – keep tax strategy in mind
- Book A Spring Family Photo Mini Session
- Important Tax Notice for Clients
- Details About Upcoming Virtual Client Refresher Course & Recent Legal Updates
- Economic Impact Payment Update for Deceased Persons or Their Trust/Estate
- Honoring Carolyn A. Thompson
- ‘Tis the Season
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 6: Taxes
- NSU Distinguished Alum Shares Powerful Advice for Students
- Living Your Legacy Now
- Travis Benson becomes certified Farm Succession Coordinator
- The Motivator
- Tackling the “What If” Questions Now Avoids Living with the “If Only” Regrets Later
- History is Worth Repeating
- Cat Got Your Tongue?
- Your Legacy
- How do you spend your time?
- 2 Minutes With Thompson Law: Lucky
- Standard Form Contracts: Don’t End Up Like Sofia Vergara!
- Christmas is Around the Corner: Is the IRS in a Gifting Mood?
- Make a Big Impact with the Little Things
- What will your kids pay in taxes when you die?
- The Realities of Inheriting
- The Gift of Grain
- Are you prepared for incapacity?
- No Excuses – Take the Trip!
- Family Feud—Don’t Let This Be Your Legacy
- Hold, But Don’t Choke
- Cleaver’s Chef Challenge Raises Over $7,655 for the Children’s Home Society
- Special Holiday Message from Carolyn Thompson
- It’s Not All About Taxes!
- Focus on the Next Five: Plan for Now
- Estate Planning For Clients without Children
- A New Opportunity for Planning for Individuals with Disabilities
- The Widow’s Story
- Keeping a Family a Family
- Your History Should Not be a Mystery
- Estate Planning For Your Embryos: Do You Have A Plan?
- Is your plan really a plan?
- Prenups Down On The Farm
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