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The August 2018 issue of the Iowa State Bar Association’s The Iowa Lawyer magazine was recently published. This edition includes GFLF’s piece on how irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs for short) can be a valuable estate planning tool. While the magazine is an industry publication for lawyers, this information is also incredible useful for anyone […]
Have you read GFLF’s latest contribution to the Iowa Bar‘s monthly publication, The Iowa Lawyer? The piece, “IRS Form 990: 10 Policies and Procedures Most Iowa Nonprofits Need” covers: how important the annual information filing (Form 990) is for tax-exempt organizations; top policies and procedures highlighted on the form why investing in sound policies and procedures […]
May 8, 2026 By Gordon Fischer WNBA opening night is Friday, May 8. Three games Friday, three more Saturday, and a five-game Sunday slate. Thirtieth season. Two new teams: Toronto and Portland. A new CBA the players actually voted for. The Aces enter the season having won sixteen straight regular-season games to close out 2025. […]
SIX “MUST HAVE” DOCUMENTS OF YOUR ESTATE PLAN As discussed in this previous blog post overview, there are six documents that should be part of most everyone’s estate plan: Estate planning questionnaire Will Power of attorney for health care Power of attorney for financial matters Disposition of personal property Disposition of final remains Last blog […]
Let’s set everything straight about all the benefits and important aspects of a health care power of attorney. What is a health care power of attorney? A health care power of attorney (“POA”) is a legal instrument that allows you to select the person (called an “agent”) that you want to make health care decisions […]
When estate planning you’re answering many of the unknowns for the future by deciding to whom you want your stuff—your cash assets, real estate, personal property, physical body, to name just a few—to pass to and when. You also have to consider some tough topics about your own mortality and imagine a future for your loved […]
Minneapolis, Minnesota may have the Final Four, but Iowa has such generous tax benefits for charitable gifts. In fact, in Iowa, donors can receive four amazing tax benefits for charitable gifts. Your March Madness bracket may be busted already, but these benefits are ones you can bank on. Appreciated, long-term property For donors and potential […]
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” —Shakespeare, Henry VI This line is oft-quoted to suggest the Bard felt contempt for lawyers. But, it’s notable that Will, one of the most acclaimed writers of the English language, hired a lawyer (Francis Collins of Warwick) to craft a very detailed will. DIY Will? Still, […]
We talk about taxes and fees a lot in estate planning because if you don’t have a quality plan in place your estate will likely be hit with taxes and fees to a varying degree. Actual figures depend on the gross value of your estate, what state you lived in, and what strategies you employed […]
I regularly help and encourage my clients to complete business succession planning. So, I was immensely interested in fully understanding and helping to explain the Iowa Court Rule 39.18 which mandates some aspects of practice succession planning for active Iowa lawyers. I wrote extensively on the subject in a four-part series for The Iowa Lawyer (you […]