Spent several days in San Antonio at the TexFed Tax Institute. Most of the discussion was about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) after two years. The main takeaway was how poorly written the law is. If you recall the law was put together in about three weeks. While the lowering of the corporate …
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It is happening with more and more frequency…someone knocks on the door and announces him or her self as the child of the man answering the door. DNA and the rise of Ancestry.com and the like have created this potentially awkward moment over and over again. In many cases it is a beautiful moment. I …
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March of Dimes was created to deal with polio, and was left without a mission once a vaccine was developed. So with a nationwide infrastructure in place, it decided to change its mission from polio to premature children. Today, if a 501(c)(3) wants to broaden or change its mission it doesn’t need to file a …
It is golf season again, and I am getting out to the range a bit with my “old stuff.” I know…why are you hitting that? The new clubs are so much easier to hit. Sure I enjoy playing the new stuff, but I always go back to the old stuff. The new gear seems to …
A power of attorney is a document in which you give someone else the power to act on your behalf for financial transactions. Texas, like many states, has adopted a statutory durable power of attorney form. The form has a laundry list of transactions from which you can pick and choose from, and you can …
My dad was a banker, my mom a homemaker. Dad died of an aneurysm the morning after I graduated high school. His will left everything in a trust for mom’s benefit, with the bank as trustee. She was devastated over his loss, but also felt powerless, in part, because of the way dad structured things. …