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Love, Death, & Taxes: Estate Planning Considerations for Same-Sex Spouses

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Everyone needs an estate plan! This goes for if you're a young professional or have minor children or are retired. And, it goes for all married couples!  This year marks a decade since Iowa Supreme Court decision of Varnum v. Brien, which…
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3 Ways to Use Your Retirement Benefit Plans to Help Your Favorite Charities

Much of Iowans’ wealth can be found in retirement benefit accounts, like IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and so on. Funds from retirement benefit plans can be easy and tax-savvy ways for you to support your favorite causes and organizations! IRA…
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When is an Employee Handbook not an Employee Handbook?

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An employee handbook is just an employee handbook...or so you may think. But, what happens when it doesn’t have an appropriate “disclaimer?” Incorporate a Disclaimer In addition to smart employment policies, all nonprofit entities should…
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Expert Employers: Absenteeism & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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For decades, employers enjoyed very wide latitude in disciplining and firing employees for attendance problems, even if the absenteeism was the result of illness or injury. That latitude has been significantly altered since the passage of the…

If You Die What Happens to your Cats?

Pets are a huge part of many families. They are there to snuggle you, greet you every day when you come home, and share so many of life’s best memories with you. For most people, planning what happens to your loved ones, including pets,…
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(Legal) Word* of the Day: ILIT

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Mark Twain famously said, “A classic is something everybody wants to have read, but no one wants to read.” Life insurance is a little like that. Everyone needs it, but we don’t like to talk about it much. Life Insurance as Key Estate…