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4 Reasons Why Estate Planning is So Essential for Business Owners

If you are running a business, it’s easy to give estate planning less priority than your other business matters. After all, if you’re facing challenges meeting next month’s payroll or your goals for growth over the coming quarter, concerns over your potential incapacity or death can seem far less urgent.

But the reality is considering what would happen to your business in the event of your incapacity or when you die is one of your most pressing responsibilities as a business owner. Although estate planning and business planning may seem like two separate tasks, they’re actually inexorably linked. And given that your business is likely your family’s most valuable asset, estate planning is crucial not only for your company’s continued success but also for your loved one’s future well-being.

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2021 Estate Planning Checkup: Is Your Estate Plan Up to Date?

Even if you put a totally solid estate plan in place, it can turn out to be worthless for the people you love if it’s not regularly updated. Estate planning is not a one-and-done type of deal—your plan should continuously evolve along with your life circumstances and other changing conditions, such as your assets and the law.

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With Tax Laws in Flux: What Should You Do Now?

If you’ve been following the news about the proposed spending plan and the coming changes, you know that none of us know what will ultimately happen—or even when we will know the final outcome. I am tracking the tax law changes, so you don’t need to—I know you’ve got far more important things to focus on in your life. Here I lay out what you need to do now to prepare for the possible change in our tax laws.

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