Closely Held Corporations In Business And Estate Planning

Closely Held Businesses in Estate Planning collects and organizes all the important statutory law, rules and regulations. This newly updated masterwork also presents complete and comprehensive coverage of the strategies and practices for protecting the value of the closely held business while limiting the tax burden on the owner's estate. Now you can turn to one well-organized and easy-to-use reference to find the current law and best practice guide lines. You'll develop a working understanding of how business entities may be utilized to take advantage of the new tax provisions including -- limited partnerships, limited companies, S Corporations, and C Corporations.

Tax and Financial Planning for the Closely Held Family Business serves as a manual to help business advisers devise strategies for clients dealing with family issues. Guiding family businesses through the complex maze of organizational, tax, financial, governance, estate planning, and personal family issues is a complex, time-consuming, difficult, and sometimes emotional process. This book focuses not only on identifying the problems family businesses face, but on devising solutions and planning opportunities for both family businesses and their owners. Each chapter of this book contains creative planning opportunities that advisers can suggest and help implement in order to solve real problems in the family business.

... is designed as a guide to the lifetime and post-mortem estate planning techniques primarily applicable to the owners of interests in closely held businesses.

Business Succession and Estate Planning for the Closely Held Business Owner provides a solid foundation for understanding and communicating effectively with your attorney and other professional advisors regarding how to set up a winning business succession plan. Although business succession and estate planning is often viewed as an arcane field, full of complex concepts and terminology, it is also essential for every closely held business owner. Neglecting this type of planning is to risk having your business and other assets pass in ways that you did not intend. Among other things, Business Succession and Estate Planning for the Closely Held Business Owner guides you through the business succession plan cycle, the federal transfer tax system, and core estate planning documents, such as wills and revocable trusts. Youll also be introduced to the concepts of holding entities, recapitalization, and estate freeze planning. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to participate more fully in the planning process in order to design a plan that reflects your most important wishes and desires when it comes to this topic.