http://www.marconews.com/news/news/columnists/irv-blackman/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Irv Blackmanen-usnews/columnists/irv-blackmanhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/mar/29/marco-residents-concerned-over-taxes-water-sewer-r/?partner=RSSTaxes, water and sewer rates, police staffing and illegal aliens are the four topics of most concern to Marco Island residents, according to the results of a long-range planning survey conducted by city leaders in November. However, there is a slight discrepancy among the level of concern and actual research findings, which were completed by city and Collier County staff members. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-271108-734225business/businessCANDACE ROTOLOMarco Island, FLMarco residents concerned over taxes, water sewer ratesmarconews.commarco-residents-concerned-over-taxes-water-sewer-rurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-271108-734225Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/19/taxes-227-ways-beat-em/?partner=RSSThere are three main ways the federal tax law picks your pocket and becomes your legal partner... Outrageous! The purpose of this article is to show you how to fight back. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229919-733822business/businessIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTaxes: 227 ways to beat ‘em marconews.comtaxes-227-ways-beat-emurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229919-733822Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/29/tax-secrets-dont-fall-victim-estate-tax-monster/?partner=RSSIf your net worth is high enough to be subject to the evil estate tax, chances are you worked your tail off all or most of your adult life to accumulate your wealth. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:57:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227637-733801news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets: Don’t fall victim to the estate tax monstermarconews.comtax-secrets-dont-fall-victim-estate-tax-monsterurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227637-733801Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/14/tax-secrets-what-you-tax-advisor-doesnt-know-can-h/?partner=RSSThe plain fact is you only know what you know. Put another way, no matter how smart you are, your knowledge is limited. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226261-733786news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets: What you tax advisor doesn’t know can hurt youmarconews.comtax-secrets-what-you-tax-advisor-doesnt-know-can-hurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226261-733786Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/08/tax-secrets-control-both-your-business-and-your-es/?partner=RSSWhen I was still a young CPA/lawyer in the mid-1950s, I did my first consultation with a family business owner who had the it’s-time-to-transfer-my-business-to-the-kids itch. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225706-733780news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets: Control both your business and your estatemarconews.comtax-secrets-control-both-your-business-and-your-esurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225706-733780Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/04/tax-secrets-mistakes-your-insurance-company-doesnt/?partner=RSSYear after year, our office is asked to give a second opinion on the completed estate plans of owners of family businesses. It is rare – very rare – to analyze the estate plan (particularly the life insurance policies) of a real life client and find that all is as it should be. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:07:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-221468-733745news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets: Mistakes your insurance company doesn’t want you to know aboutmarconews.comtax-secrets-mistakes-your-insurance-company-doesnturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-221468-733745Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/nov/25/tax-secrets-seeking-relief-common-estate-tax/?partner=RSSThe United States has its own swine-like flu in all 50 of the United States. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-218705-733736news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets: Seeking relief from the common estate taxmarconews.comtax-secrets-seeking-relief-common-estate-taxurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-218705-733736Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/nov/20/seeking-relief-common-estate-tax/?partner=RSSThe United States has its own swine-like flu in all 50 of the United States. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-216717-733731news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLSeeking relief from the common estate taxmarconews.comseeking-relief-common-estate-taxurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-216717-733731Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/23/new-estate-tax-law-way/?partner=RSSLet’s start with some new tax laws Congress is likely to pass before 2009 ends. You must divide these new-tax-law candidates into two distinct groups: the good guys and the bad guys. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213806-733703news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLNew estate tax law is on the way marconews.comnew-estate-tax-law-wayurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213806-733703Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/16/maintain-charity-while-growing-wealth/?partner=RSSMost clients (usually readers of this column), when I ask, “What is your charitable intent?” respond with something like, “Nothing significant.” wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:51:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213166-733696news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLMaintain charity while growing wealthmarconews.commaintain-charity-while-growing-wealthurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213166-733696Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/09/second-opinion-saves-reader-fortune/?partner=RSSYou’ll like this true story. A reader, let’s call him Joe, of this column had completed his transfer-to-his-kids plan and his estate plan in 1996. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-212578-733689news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLSecond opinion saves reader a fortune marconews.comsecond-opinion-saves-reader-fortuneurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-212578-733689Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/02/giving-your-kids-business/?partner=RSSYou’ve had it. After 15, 25 (well, you fill in the number) or more years of building your business, you want out. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:58:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211964-733682news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLGiving your kids the businessmarconews.comgiving-your-kids-businessurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211964-733682Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/sep/25/getting-real-estate/?partner=RSSYears ago (from the 1950s to the late 70s), it was the custom to put real estate in a separate corporation (R/E Corp.), which would then lease the real estate to the corporation operating the business. It was a lousy tax idea then, and it still is a lousy idea today. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211427-733675news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLGetting real estate out of your corporationmarconews.comgetting-real-estateurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211427-733675Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/sep/18/protecting-your-estate/?partner=RSSTrying to beat the income tax collector is a time-honored annual activity. But you only get one chance to beat (or be beaten by) the estate tax collector. In most cases, an organized estate plan leaves the collector with an empty estate tax bag or a substantially smaller bag. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-210808-733668news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLProtecting your estatemarconews.comprotecting-your-estateurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-210808-733668Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/sep/11/winning-tax-game-family-business/?partner=RSSRecently, I read an article titled, “What Makes For Success?” by Kemmons Wilson, the founder of Holiday Inn. He said, “It is great to attain wealth, but money is really just one way – and hardly the best way – to keep score.” wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-210194-733661news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLWinning the tax game for a family businessmarconews.comwinning-tax-game-family-businessurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-210194-733661Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/sep/04/qualified-plans-can-give-great-tax-advantage/?partner=RSSThere are many types of qualified plans: pension, profit-sharing, 401(k) and IRAs are the most popular. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-209700-733654news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLQualified plans can give great tax advantagemarconews.comqualified-plans-can-give-great-tax-advantageurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-209700-733654Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/aug/28/beat-estate-tax-legally-and-easily/?partner=RSSIf you use the right tax tools and techniques together with the right professionals (lawyer, insurance consultant, and CPA), you can and will develop a plan to beat the IRS. Every time. And legally. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:56:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-209068-733647news/columnists/irv-blackmanIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLBeat the estate tax; legally and easilymarconews.combeat-estate-tax-legally-and-easilyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-209068-733647Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/aug/18/tax-secrets-wealthy-who-should-own-business-real-e/?partner=RSSThe first commandment of my someday-I-will-write-it bible of taxation would be “Thou shalt not put real estate into a corporation.” We see it at least a dozen times year: When readers of this column ask us to do a tax consultation (usually for transfer/succession/estate planning), we find the business real estate in a separate C corporation (sometimes an S corporation) and leased to the operating corporation. Often, the real estate is owned by the operating corporation. Wrong! All are wrong. Actually a tax disaster waiting to happen. Why? wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-208348-733637business/businessIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets of the Wealthy: Who should own business real estate?marconews.comtax-secrets-wealthy-who-should-own-business-real-eurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-208348-733637Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/aug/11/tax-secrets-wealthy-solve-your-business-succession/?partner=RSSOwn a family business? Want to transfer it to your kids? Then you’ll love this article. It’s about an old IRS letter ruling that is one of my favorites. It might be labeled “the lazy man’s way to plan your business transfer.” The ruling shows you how to take advantage of some favorable tax law while avoiding pitfalls. Good stuff! There is a bit of a problem to using the technique: You see, you must drop dead before your family can enjoy the benefits of Letter Ruling 9116031. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-207861-733630business/businessIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets of the Wealthy: Solve your business succession problemmarconews.comtax-secrets-wealthy-solve-your-business-successionurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-207861-733630Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/aug/04/tax-secrets-wealthy-business-succession/?partner=RSSMany of the columns I write and the seminars I give deal with family business succession planning. Can you guess the most common succession situation and related problems? Getting the business from dad and/or mom to one or more of their kids. Yes, that’s where the action is. wealthy@blackmankallick.com (IRV BLACKMAN)Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-207392-733623business/businessIRV BLACKMANMarco Island, FLTax Secrets of the Wealthy: Business successionmarconews.comtax-secrets-wealthy-business-successionurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-207392-733623Change0Usable