While no tax legislation has been drafted under the Biden administration, one thing we know for sure is that taxes will go up. Being aware of the proposals being discussed can help you prepare for what comes next, including what you should be considering for both income tax and estate tax planning this year.
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Over the past decade, Tennessee has significantly elevated its position as a preeminent jurisdiction to situs a trust. With the latest enacted legislation in the state, that situs status is maintained. Some of the more significant enhancements of the legislation include the ability to designate applicable law, registration of a trust, and additional flexibility in decanting.
Financial firms can have multiple holding and operating entities that can create complex inter-company workflows. This buyer’s checklist is provided to help you evaluate accounting software vendors, and it includes the must-have features of a modern accounting system formatted in a way that makes it easy for you to do a head-to-head comparison of multiple software vendors.
A vaccinated and protected workforce will be the key to ending the pandemic and emerging from the COVID crisis. Employers are uniquely positioned, if not charged with, leading this effort, but a myriad of legal pitfalls must be considered. In this webinar, we explore the following legal and practical issues for employers:
Ransomware is a dynamically evolving risk, impacting organizations around the world with rapidly increasing loss frequency and severity. The insights on this risk are intended to focus conversations around loss preparation and risk management, and help guide well-informed cybersecurity investments.
With each challenge comes the opportunity to reevaluate and do better. This was evident in 2020 when the COVID pandemic brought about a sea change in the way business was done. In this episode, guest Doris Meister discusses how the virus has changed the ways advisors help clients achieve their goals, and what you should look for when choosing an advisor.
On the path back to growth, organizations are placing the customer experience (CX) at the top of their lists of digital priorities, beating out operational efficiencies by the slimmest of margins. As the balance of interactions between businesses and customers skews more digital and mobile in a post-COVID world, organizations will do well to invest in new capabilities that will improve the quality of those interactions.
Things are new, not normal. As the pandemic recedes, businesses are not headed into a familiar past. Nearly two-thirds of CFOs are worried that talent shortages could impair their ability to meet short-term strategies. A similar percentage are worried about controlling compensation and benefits cost. Addressing this tension and other pressing priorities will help define success in a post-pandemic world.
Today’s environment is perfect for high net worth individuals and families to maximize flexibility, minimize taxation, and execute their desired plan. But given the current economic and political climate, the outsized benefits available today may not be available tomorrow. That is why it is critical to execute your plan now.
When there's a pandemic and the business landscape is no longer business-as-usual, you may wonder how best to proceed—how to keep going and find ways to not just survive but thrive. In this webinar with a spotlight on technology, we explore the ways to improve performance and how better information leads to better decisions. In addition, you can download the five steps toward empowering your operations today.