JK Lasser's New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning

A complete guide to planning an estate under today's tax rules

When it comes to your estate-no matter how big or small it may be-you shouldn't leave anything to chance. Proper planning is necessary to protect both your assets and your heirs. Experts Stewart Welch III, Harold Apolinsky, and Craig Stephens know this better than anyone else, and in the Third Edition of J.K. Lasser's New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning, they offer valuable advice and solid strategies to help you plan your estate under today's tax rules. Packed with up-to-the-minute facts, this practical resource covers essential issues; including how new legislation will impact inheritances and trusts, the do's and don't of gifting, retirement planning, and much more.

• Reflects the most recent changes in tax laws as applicable to estate taxation
• Offers useful planning with regard to trusts, charitable contributions, life insurance, and wills
• Outlines the best ways to preserve your wealth through proper planning strategies

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book will show you how to efficiently arrange your estate today so that you can leave more to those you care about tomorrow.

STEWART H. WELCH III, AEP, CFP®, is a nationally recognized financial advisor who is widely quoted in the press, including Money magazine, Worth, and the Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and Fox News. Welch's company, The Welch Group, LLC, is a fee-only, wealth management and financial advisory firm serving wealthy families throughout the United States.

HAROLD APOLINSKY, Esq., EPLS, is a board-certified estate planning attorney with the law firm Sirote & Permutt, PC, in Birmingham, Alabama. He served for over twenty-five years as an adjunct professor of estate planning at both the Cumberland School of Law and The University of Alabama School of Law.

CRAIG M. STEPHENS, Esq., LLM, is a tax attorney specializing in estate planning and family business succession planning. He is former president and board member of the local chapter of the National Committee on Planned Giving. Stephens is cochairman of his firm's estate and trust planning practice group at Sirote & Permutt, PC, in Birmingham, Alabama.