Although the employee retention tax credit or (ERTC), one of Congress’s responses to the effects on businesses of the COVID-19 pandemic, was legitimately claimed by by millions of businesses, fraudulent…
Estate and Gift Tax Planning
W&D provides a high level of specialized tax expertise for you, your family and your business across a wide range of complex areas.Estate & Gift Tax Planning
Estate and gift tax planning is critical to ensure that a person’s property passes according to his/her wishes, in a form and manner which is consistent with family and business goals and with the minimum possible loss to gift and estate taxes.
W&D's Estate & Gift Tax Planning Services
Our goal is to help you achieve the most advantageous future financial position. W&D’s estate and succession planning professionals help address the following key areas:
- Developing efficient gifting strategies to meet both family and philanthropic goals
- Assessing generation-skipping transfers
- Identifying appropriate uses for a variety of trusts and ensuring proper implementation
- Reviewing all estate-related documents (wills, trusts, etc.) to ensure estate tax efficiency and compliance with client wishes
- Assisting with all gift and estate tax-related compliance services, including preparation of Form 706, Form 709, Form 1041, Form IH-6, etc.
- Assessing retirement strategies
- Determining distribution plans for IRAs, 401(k) and qualified plans
Business succession planning
W&D has in-depth experience with helping businesses transition from one generation to the next. Learn More.
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