May 7, 2013 | Business Planning, Estate Planning
The Bryan Law Firm believes estate planning is not simply the documents prepared by an attorney, nor is it the insurance and financial plan recommended by a financial advisor. Properly done, estate planning encompasses at least the legal and financial elements, but it...
Apr 1, 2013 | Business Planning, Estate Planning
In 1998, Alaska enacted a state statute that allowed for non-Alaska residents use a trust to elect community property status for their non-Alaskan property. Thus, Montanan’s can have their real property (i.e. homes and ranches located in MT) and their personal...
Mar 12, 2013 | Business Planning, Estate Planning
INTRODUCTION The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), enacted January 2, 2013, settled much of the uncertainty tax practitioners had faced in the last decade. The Bush-era income tax cuts were largely made permanent, and Montana’s farmers, ranchers and...
