“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 7: What a Client Should Know in the Discovery Process of Litigation
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Dynasty trusts give even those of more ordinary means a way to minimize estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes prospectively. But they might not be available for long. Read the full article on this subject by Mary D. Cascino, “Dynasty Trus…
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Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 6: 2011 New Tax Law
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“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 4: Roth IRAs and the New 2010 Rules. January 2010
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“Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten.” – Lord Bramwell Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 5: The Estate Tax: “I’ll Be Back!” by Michelle Gooze-Miller. January 2010
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“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 3: Illinois Expands Statute to Amend Trusts. November…
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“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.” – Bruce Barton Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 2: The Last GRAT. July 2009
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“Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin “But we can help with the latter….” Benton C. Strauss Read the Strauss & Malk LLP Newsletter: Issue 1: Illinois Estate Taxes: It Isn’t Always Pre…
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This article summarizes a stock option strategy within a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT). While the contents of this article were originally prepared in May 2004 when the §7520 hurdle rate that is necessary for the GRAT to be successful was 3.…
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Because of a recent development in the law, an old technique is now more valuable for estate tax reduction planning. This technique is a grantor retained annuity trust (“GRAT”) established in such a manor that the gift has little or no value for…
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