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Lower Your Property Taxes
November 17th, 2011
Although property taxes can’t be avoided, they can certainly be minimized. The following strategies will ensure you are not paying more than your fair share: Regular appeal of value (we can handle this for clients in Georgia); Apply for all exempti…
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Unclaimed Property
November 14th, 2011
Executors should always check for unclaimed property as part of the administration of estates. Georgia has an unclaimed property section of the Department of Revenue. The following address directs you to the search screen. If the estate is outside of…
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Protect Your Assets
September 6th, 2011
An effective family asset protection plan is to transfer assets to an irrevocable trust. In the trust, you can preserve property tax benefits for the home-place, minimize income taxes at death, provide for asset management due to incapacity, and allo…
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Credit Benefit
September 5th, 2011
Aside from asset protection and tax planning, another benefit to holding assets in a business entity is credit. When structured properly, business entities allow you to keep business loans off of the owner’s personal credit history. Business loans…
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