Winning an Oscar Award Academy Award leaves a legacy

Five Legal Lessons You Can Take Away from The End of Oscars 2017

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I, along with all of you, just watched the totally wild end of Oscars 2017. Here are five legal lessons you can take away from this debacle. (1) Absolutely, positively ANYTHING can happen at ANY time. So, be smart, plan ahead, and secure your…
Winning an Oscar Award Academy Award leaves a legacy

The Oscars & Estate Planning

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What could the Oscars possibly have to do with the estate planning? Actually, a lot. The most celebrated films – the Best Picture Award nominees – all feature themes of death and legacy. Certainly, in some films, this theme is more pronounced…
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The IRA Charitable Rollover, Explained

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How to Avoid Income Taxes on $100,000 While Supporting Your Favorite Charity The Individual Retirement Account (IRA) charitable rollover allows individuals aged 70.5 years of age and older to donate up to $100,000 from their IRAs directly to…
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I spoke to Rotary in Iowa City today. I had 3 minutes. Here's what I said.

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Good afternoon. Everyone here has done very well in schooling me that I only have three minutes. Luckily, my life can, more or less, be summed up in just one minute. I’m proud to be an Iowa Hawkeye. I’m even prouder to be an Iowa lawyer.…
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Estate Planning Seminar, Monday, April 25, Iowa City Senior Center, free & open to all

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Monday, April 25, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Iowa City Senior Center 28 S. Linn Street FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  - Why you need a will - 7 most common estate planning mistakes - 5 easy ways to super charge charitable giving Please register…
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#bracketology

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Brackets? During March Madness, all this talk of brackets reminded me of tax brackets -- and the importance of being tax-wise with your charitable giving. A relatively simple, but powerful, tax tool is the federal income tax charitable deduction. Save…