The Tax That Won’t Die Democrats are afraid to let the estate tax rate hit zero. December 11, 2009 The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703558004574579932066655144.html In less than three weeks, the hated death tax is scheduled to expire—with the rate falling from 45% to zero for 2010. Then the tax will be resurrected in 2011 at Keep Reading…
Senate needs to move quickly on House’s estate tax effort December 10, 2009 Midland Reporter-Telegram http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/12/10/news/opinion/editorial_wednesday.txt The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill that indefinitely extends a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than $3.5 million. Yes, in some corners, this was considered as good news. After all, if Congress fails Keep Reading…
House votes to extend tax on wealthy estates Stephen Ohlemacher/Associated Press December 3, 2009 Breitbart http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9CC1OQG3&show_article=1 WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted Thursday to permanently extend a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than $3.5 million, canceling a one-year repeal of the tax set to begin next month. A similar effort is afoot in Keep Reading…
Concentration uncurbed Threat to wealth inhibits job creation Dick Patten September 27, 2009 The Washington Times http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/27/concentration-uncurbed/ One of the most widely misrepresented taxes on the books is the federal estate tax. According to populist myth, the estate tax reduces the likelihood that the United States will become a country where just a handful of Keep Reading…
Estate Tax Faces Its Own Life-and-Death Struggle Parties Are at Odds on How to Deal With a Levy Set to Disappear Entirely in 2010 Before Being Resurrected at Full Pre-Bush Level Jonathan Weisman September 19, 2009 The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125331968815724585.html WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are united behind an effort to Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.Detroit— The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development and its co-founder, Elaine Steele, filed court action late Tuesday accusing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers of conspiracy in the long-standing battle over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Steele’s attorney, Steven G. Cohen, added he also has filed Keep Reading…
Lee Bailey’s eurweb.com (Electronic Urban Report) has once again picked up Sue Summer’s latest article from The Newberry Observer on the questionable actions surrounding administration of James Brown’s estate. The article is introduced as follows: For those who’ve been keeping track of the James Brown probate case, or if you’re simply interested in know where Keep Reading…
Forget women! Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned – or at least that would seem the case as per this latest Danny Tate posting at Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog. A conservatorship (guardianship) can strip a person of their individual liberty and property rights. While Nashville musician Danny Tate admits his struggle with alcohol and drug Keep Reading…
An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
