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| Special Information for Corporate Clients for the year 2024 |
| If
you ever set up a corporation, LLC, or other entity filed with the
State in past years, and it is still active, you really need to be
aware of a new law which started becoming effective at the beginning of
this year: the "Corporate Transparency Act" created a national database
of ownership and control of companies set up in the United States.
Pretty much every small company created before 2024 (other than large,
publically held companies and some other exceptions) has to filea
beneficial ownership information report with FinCEN (the "Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network") THIS YEAR. See https://www.fincen.gov/boi for more information, exceptions, instructions on how to file, and the required form. (For what it is worth, it is really not that difficult to do.) If you do not file that report by the end of this year, you will be subject to major civil and criminal penalties, so you really need to get that done. Let me know if I can help. NOTE: this reporting requirement was enjoined nationwide by the Eastern District of Texas court on December 3, 2024, so whether you do it or not at this point is up to you. We will have to wait to see how the Fifth Circuit of Appeals, and ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court, rules on the law to see if it will still be necessary. |
Estate Planning Information and Forms |
Note: for all these fillable forms and questionnaires, you need to right-click and Save Target As... or Save Link As.. to your own computer, then open them in Adobe Acrobat. If you just click on them, they will open in your Web browser, and any changes you make will not be saved. Estate Planning R.A.Q. (Rarely Asked Questions) (the Top Seven Misconceptions about estate planning) Should I use a Will for Estate Planning or a Trust? (pluses and minuses of using a trust for estate planning to avoid probate) Estate Planning Checklist (a general list of things to think about in planning your estate) Estate Planning Information Fill-In Form Estate Planning Information Fill-In Form - BASIC Estate Planning Documents and Procedures (a description of documents involved, extra forms, and the signing process) Memorandum of Wishes (a form to suggest gifts and other wishes in addition to your will, that is specifically not a codicil) Funeral and Memorial Instructions (a form to indicate your funeral and memorial wishes to your loved ones) Estate Organizer (a form to give some guidance and information to your loved ones) Probate Information and Forms
Death Has Occurred: Checklist and Information Sheets (a guide to dealing with the death of a loved one, the obituary, funeral, and internment) Checklist for the Executor/Administrator (a more detailed checklist about what to do BEFORE probate, after a loved one dies) Heirship Information Questionnaire (a very comprehensive one; please feel free to skip over sections that do not apply to your case) Probate Information Questionnaire (as above; please feel free to skip over sections that do not apply to your case) Inventory Information Questionnaire (form to enter information for the Inventory due 90 days after probate) Map to Dallas County Probate Courts Map to Collin County Probate Court |
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