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Williams Coulson Attorneys Spoke on Gift Tax Strategies
Stephen Pieklik to Speak on FBAR Matters
Jeff Bragdon Appointed to Steering Committee
Williams Coulson attorney spoke on the topic of the IRS Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
Jeff Kessel Joins the Firm
Dan Johnson and Mary Jo Corsetti Named 2012 Five Star Wealth Manager
Williams Coulson Attorneys Named 2012 Super Lawyers
IRS Issues Updated 2012 FBAR Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Guidance
IRS Announces New FBAR Program for U.S. Taxpayers Living Abroad
Federal Election Outcome, QE3 & Taxmaggedon — What Does It Mean for You?
U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
Daniel Johnson & Mary Jo Corsetti 2013 Five Star Wealth Managers
Mary Jo Corsetti named in 2013 Pennsylvania Top Rated Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell/ALM
Williams Coulson proudly congratulates our 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars:
Legal Updates
Pennsylvania Offers Tax Amnesty
Every Year the IRS Adjusts Certain Limitations
Pennsylvania Capital Stock and Franchise Tax Remain in Effect
IRS Clarifies Theft Loss Deductions
Publication of Estate Planning Treatise
Rich DiFrischia Recently Lectured at the National Business Institute
Do You Have Assets in a Foreign Bank Account?
IRS Extends FBAR Deadline for Those With Signature Authority Only
Rare CDP Taxpayer Victory Underscores Importance of Double-Checking Assessment Dates and Exercising Right to Judicial Review of CDP Determinations
2011 PA Super Lawyers
Mary Jo Corsetti Was a Member of the Faculty for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Presentation of How to Write a Will and Other Essential Estate Planning Documents”
Tax Court Rules that Corporate Taxpayers Could Not Rely on Advice of VP of Tax to Avoid Accuracy-Related Penalty
IRS Provides Guidance Concerning 2010 Decedents
U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best law Firms"
Rick Rinaldo Will Be Presenting
More Taxpayers Qualify for Innocent Spouse Relief After Change in IRS Position
Daniel P. Johnson, Esq. Spoke at the ACBA Probate and Trust Law Section’s Presentation
IRS Provides Additional Guidance on FBAR, Including Whether to Opt-Out
Edward P. Wojnaroski, Jr., authored a chapter in the ABA Practical Guide to Estate Planning book,
Taxpayers Should Consider Who Determines Willfulness When Deciding Whether to Opt Out of 2011 FBAR Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
IRS Warns that Deadline is Approaching for Estates to Make Portability Election
Williams Coulson Attorney spoke on the topic of death taxes
Williams Coulson Attorneys named in 2012 The Best Lawyers in America®
Ed Wojnaroski delivered a presentation on private annuities
IRS Announces Attractive Program for Employers Who Treated Employees as Independent Contractors
Pennsylvania Enhances KOZ Programs
Proposed Pennsylvania Legislation Would Close Delaware Loophole
Surviving Spouse Must Prove Nonpayment Under Prenuptial Agreement
IRS Updates Sections of Internal Revenue Manual Concerning 6707A
IRS Updates Sections of Internal Revenue Manual Concerning 6707A
IRS Wins FBAR Case
FBAR FAQs
2013 Cost of Living Adjustment to Retirement Plan Limits
Taxpayer Advocate Takes IRS to Task on FBAR Disclosure Initiative
419 Alliance Updates
Mike Lloyd 419 Plan Interview
Mary Jo Corsetti presenting at PBI
Sea Nine VEBAs under attack by IRS
Ignorance of Listed Transaction Requirement provides no relief to 6707A penalty for 419 Taxpayers.
Failing to File Form 8886 for VEBAs like Sea Nine VEBA create multiple penalties.
FAQs 6707A Q&As
Pennsylvania Offers Tax Amnesty Through June 18, 2010
The Lloyd Institute- Education for Charity
Time Running Out to Participate in 2011 IRS Foreign Financial Account Disclosure Initiative
IRS Reopens Foreign Bank Account Disclosure Initiative
IRS Taxpayer Advocate to IRS: Stop Scaring Those Who Inadvertently Fail to File FBARS
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2010
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District Court Denies Charitable Deduction for Donation of Home to Fire Department
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Update on ongoing collaborative family law agreement frauds
KKR: Living the Tax Dream You Can't
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Giving Gifts to Lower Your Estate Taxes
July
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September
8
New Delaware Laws Relating to Trusts and Durable Powers of Attorney
Creative Wealth Shifting
Be sure to timely probate a will!
Trust Decanting
21
Does Mere Threat of Shareholder Oppression Constitute Grounds for Corporate Dissolution?
Conditions on Testamentary Gifts
The Billionaire's 2010 Death Club
28
How A $200,000 UBS Account Grew Into A $21 Million Penalty
SEPTEMBER 20 IS NOT A FREE PASS TO REFORMING DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY TRUSTS
IRS Relaxes Uncertain Tax Position Rules
President Obama Signs Small Business Tax Bill
October
6
Remedy for "Mom Died And Our Kid Sister Won't Move Out Of The House"
Beneficiaries Could Be Liable For Estate Tax
Soled: Discovering Unreported Income, Improper Deductions, and Hidden Assets After a Taxpayer Dies
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Avoid a Guardianship - Acquire a Power of Attorney
2009
September
10
2011
January
14
Discretionary Support Trust is Not an Asset of the Beneficiary on Divorce
February
14
Crawford: Estate, Gift & GST Charts
Court: NY Can Tax All Income of Owner of NY Vacation Home Used 17 Days/Year
22
Estate Taxes: The Worst Places to Die
March
18
Using GRATs to Benefit Parents or Grandparents
21
U.S. Tax Court Rules in Favor of QPRT Settlor
30
Choosing Whether to Pay the Estate Tax or Capital Gains Taxes for 2010 Decedents
Pre-Mortem Planning and Family Settlement Agreements
NY Times: Why and How the IRS Pursues a Criminal Case
INHERITED IRA’S–BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
OBTAINING ESTATE TAX DEDUCTIONS VIA SETTLEMENT
May
4
BUNDLED FIDUCIARY FEES REMAIN DEDUCTIBLE (FOR NOW)
July
13
Pittsburgh Magazine Announces 2011 Five Star Wealth Managers
August
8
IRS Issues Guidance for Estates of Decedents Dying in 2010
WSJ: Carried Interest in the Cross Heirs
September
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October
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