by Matthew Dopkin, Esq. | Jul 13, 2012 | Tax Law
July 13, 2012 by MDOPKIN The recent decision of the New Jersey Tax Court in the Estate of Theodore Warshaw v. Director, Division of Taxation, No. 4000-2009, may be a significant pro taxpayer decision. At issue in the Warshaw was the value of...
by Matthew Dopkin, Esq. | Jul 3, 2012 | Estate Planning, Tax Law
July 3, 2012 by MDOPKIN If you are seeking to leverage your wealth and distribute as much as possible to your children (or grandchildren), then you may have a limited opportunity to capitalize on that desire. As you may know, when 2010 began, the cap for...
by Matthew Dopkin, Esq. | Jun 29, 2012 | Tax Law
June 29, 2012 by MDOPKIN On June 25, 2012, the New Jersey Legislature passed the 2013 fiscal year budget. The $31.7 billion state budget includes many of the provisions originally proposed by Gov. Chris Christie but it excludes a 10% cut in the personal...
by Matthew Dopkin, Esq. | Jun 26, 2012 | Tax Law
June 26, 2012 by MDOPKIN As the 2011 filing season is now behind us, here is a summary of some relevant Pennsylvania Tax changes that may impact your returns for 2012. This is not an all inclusive list and will focus on those changes I feel will...
by Matthew Dopkin, Esq. | Jun 25, 2012 | Estate Planning, Tax Law
June 25, 2012 by MDOPKIN The Federal Estate Tax The only thing consistent about the federal estate tax has been how much it has been changing since 2001. The two key components of this change have been the tax rate and the value of assets an individual...
by Matthew Dopkin, Esq. | Mar 2, 2012 | Business Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law
March 2, 2012 by MDOPKIN In addition to the tax matters, there are general business and operational issues to consider. In Post 3 in this series, we’ll examine some non – tax considerations between the LLC and S Corporation. One of the...