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Planning Notes: Estate Planning, Business, Real Estate, & Tax Blog. Via this blog we address fundamental concepts and issues relevant to estate planning law (will, trust, probate, asset protection), business law (LLC), real estate law, & tax law. Published by Douglas K. Cook & Steven W. Cook. IRS: Bitcoin is Property, Not Currency March 25, 2014 Today, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued Notice 2014-21 regarding some federal tax prinicples associated with transactions utlizing virtual currency, such as Bitcoin. Read More» What Is An Advance Healthcare Directive? February 17, 2014 An advance healthcare directive, such as a living will, is a legal document that sets forth a person’s end-of-life healthcare treatment desires.

Read More» Obama Announces MyRA Retirement Accounts January 31, 2014 On Wednesday, Presdient Obama signed an executive order directing the U.S. Federal Tax Provisions Expiring in 2013 January 2, 2014 While there are over 50 federal tax provisions that expired at the end of 2013, the following are especially noteworthy to many: Read More» Thoughts on Wills & Estate Planning | Fairfax County Wills & Estate Planning Attorney – Annandale, Virginia |

Bryan Cave LLP Fiduciary Litigation Team. Bryan Cave Private Client Blog. TaxProf Blog. Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog. Monday, April 14, 2014 Is It Hard to Find Your Documents? Your estate planning efforts may be wasted if your family can’t find your documents. Here are some tips to ensure your documents are readily accessible when the time comes: Wills and trusts. Have a trusted advisor keep your original will or trust documents and give your family his or her contact information. Be wary of keeping these documents in a safe deposit box because a court order may be needed to access it. Financial documents. Health care documents. See E. Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.)) for bringing this article to my attention. April 14, 2014 in Disability Planning - Health Care, Disability Planning - Property Management, Estate Administration, Estate Planning - Generally | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) CLE on What It Means To Be A Fiduciary The American Bar Association is sponsoring a CLE entitled, What It Means To Be A Fiduciary, on April 15, 2014 at 1:00 pm ET.

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