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Thompson Law

Estate & Business Planning Attorneys in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

605-362-9100
Estate Planning Attorneys Licensed in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota
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  • 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: Legal Education
    • Joint Tenancy Problems in Estate Planning
    • Dynasty Trusts
    • Biden Administration Could Reduce Estate Tax Exclusion
    • Updating Your Plan: Powers of Attorney
    • Updating Your Plan: Beneficiary Designations
    • 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
    • Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
    • 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
    • Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 2
    • 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
    • Preparing for Coronavirus
    • 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 2 – What
    • 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
    • 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
    • Planning is Critical
    • 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
    • Estate Planning is About More Tan Taxes
    • Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
    • What’s a 529 Plan and What Are the Benefits to Using One?
    • Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT
    • Trusts for Privacy
    • 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
    • Updating Your Plan: Your Trust or Will
    • Preparing for the Unexpected…and the Eventual
    • What Is a HIPAA Release?
    • Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 2 – Undue Influence
    • Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones
    • Special Accounts for People with Special Needs
    • Estate Planning is for You, Not Just Your Parents or Grandparents
    • Planning for Frequent Flyer Miles
    • 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
    • Thompson Law to speak at ‘Sustaining the Legacy’ Events hosted by SDSU Extension
    • Women Ignited By Faith Event – September 30
  • Category: Attorney
    • Knutson becomes Certified Farm Succession Coordinator
  • 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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Thompson Law, PLLC

Thompson Law, PLLC.
5027 S. Western Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone: 605-362-9100
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