The responsible thing for business partners to do is fund a buy-sell agreement with life insurance, so as to create ready cash for the deceased partner’s estate. Unfortunately, when the company owns the insurance policy, the proceeds may be counted in valuing the firm, boosting its estate taxable value and the taxes due. For details on a recent case in this area, see this quarterly issue of TI-TRUST, Inc's Estate Planning Briefs.
Also in this issue:
• Put the IRS on notice
• SECURE 2.0 technical corrections coming
• Guess who’s coming to dinner
• Nothing is immune from seizure
• At the IRS, whistleblowers come in two categories
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