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Business Succession: Planning for the Short-Term and the Long-Term / York, PA

Business Succession: Planning for the Short-Term and the Long-Term / York, PA

Where family businesses are concerned, succession planning receives a deserved amount of focus – but that focus tends to be on deciding who will take

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Priceless, Worthless and Yet Entirely Taxable: Art, Antiques and Ivory Valuation / York, PA

Priceless, Worthless and Yet Entirely Taxable: Art, Antiques and Ivory Valuation / York, PA

The antique trade is in an uproar about what’s being called “the ivory mess,” and new regulations by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

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Giving Doctors What They Need to Know: Who Makes Your Decisions for You? / York, PA

Giving Doctors What They Need to Know: Who Makes Your Decisions for You? / York, PA

But despite my checks and balances, I had almost allowed the wrong person to make crucial decisions for this vulnerable patient. And I had nearly

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Insuring an Estate Tax Liability / York, PA

Insuring an Estate Tax Liability / York, PA

Many successful business owners and senior executives face the seemingly opposing needs to pay estate taxes and simultaneously ensure that adequate funds are available in

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A Buggy Inheritance / York, PA

A Buggy Inheritance / York, PA

Institution seeking judge’s help to alter Carl J Drake’s will, who left the museum money to buy more bugs, now considered ‘wasteful’ You commit to

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Intellectual Property and Selling Your Business / York, PA

Intellectual Property and Selling Your Business / York, PA

Picture yourself at the table negotiating the sale of your company. Are you worried about any intellectual property(IP) skeletons in your closet? In every beginning

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Filling in the (Estate Planning) Gaps with a Letter of Intent / York, PA

Filling in the (Estate Planning) Gaps with a Letter of Intent / York, PA

One element of estate planning that is little discussed but can be very useful is the Letter of Intent. Generally contained within an estate plan,

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Art – In the Eye of the Beholder? / York, PA

Art – In the Eye of the Beholder? / York, PA

The value of a particular work of art depends on various objective and subjective factors, which often lead to varying opinions as to the work’s

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Think Twice: Trusts as IRA Beneficiaries? / York, PA

Think Twice: Trusts as IRA Beneficiaries? / York, PA

Consider the consequences of using a trust as an IRA beneficiary carefully. Make sure the results are what you would want for your spouse or

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Preventing Inheritance Wars / York, PA

Preventing Inheritance Wars / York, PA

The specifics don’t matter: where inheritance is concerned, both in terms of monetary value and sentimental value, emotions can run high – and the fallout

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Is this a Hot Time to Sell Your Business? / York, PA

Is this a Hot Time to Sell Your Business? / York, PA

If you’re a business owner, chances are good you’ll get some of those calls [from potential buyers of the business] too. The M&A market is

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Wills, IRAs and Inheritance Pitfalls

Wills, IRAs and Inheritance Pitfalls

Most people aren’t aware that their wills don’t have the final say concerning assets held in retirement accounts — 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts

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