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Are You a Victim of Identity Theft? I am.

I recently learned from the IRS (via computer generated Form 5071C sent by “snail” mail) that I am the victim of identity theft. I guess I was one of the 464,000 individuals whose…

Today’s Channel 8 Broadcast on Lotteries and LLCs

Here is a recording of the live broadcast on 1/13/2016 on Good Morning Washington! on News Channel 8 discussing the use of LLCs to hold lottery winnings (in case you missed it)! http://www.blueprintforwealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/94523951dd0f4eff1580f1d9b6d5eda2.mp4

Using an LLC or Trust to Receive Lottery Winnings

Today, the hottest financial topic (aside from the collapse of Chinese markets) is who will win the PowerBall drawing (latest estimates are at $1.4 billion) and what will they do…

Tax Extenders Package Includes Permanent S corporation Relief

As you may know by now, on December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law “The Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act”, which made permanent many expiring or expired provisions…

Should You Use Your IRA to Fund Your Business?

Listen to Wayne M. Zell, Esq., discuss in his latest Blueprint for Wealth podcast why using your IRA to start or fund a business is an extremely risky proposition. http://www.blueprintforwealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Using-an-IRA-to-Start-a-Business.mp3Podcast:…

Wayne Zell Included in Best Lawyers in America

Wayne M. Zell, Esq. was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 in the field of Tax Law. Mr. Zell has been listed in Best Lawyers…

Will Donor Advised Funds be Limited in Future?

In late February 2014, Representative Dave Camp (R-Mich.) proposed tax reform legislation including a requirement that all donations to a Donor Advised Fund be paid out within five years of their…

Tax-Exempt Status for First Church of Cannabis

Really? On the one hand, marijuana remains classified at a Schedule 1 Drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. At the same time, the IRS has granted tax-exempt status to a…

John “Buck” Chapoton Discusses Tax Reform with Wayne Zell

Please join Wayne Zell of Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. for part one of his two-part interview with John “Buck” Chapoton, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration and Senior Advisor with Brown…

Tax Reform in 2014, part 1 of 4

Please listen to Wayne Zell discuss prospects for tax reform in 2014 in this first part of a four part presentation. This presentation was made in a Breakfast Briefing on April 22,…

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