Estate Tax-Federal Estate Tax

www.putnam.com – The law provides tax clarity for a two-year period, providing a window of opportunity to employ strategies such as selling a business, accelerating income, or realizing capital gains, while the tax rates are low.

Noe Dear

It doesn’t matter who you are or the size of your estate — if you have any kind of assets, and a spouse, children or favorite charity, you need to create an estate plan and update it often. Be sure to protect your estate and heirs from overpaying any kind of taxes. www.ChecksandBalances.TV for more info! Twitter www.twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Blog: matthewjrettick.blogspot.com

Lilli Santhuff

www.irafinancialgroup.com – IRA Financial Group is the market’s leading Self Directed IRA LLC and Solo 401(k) Facilitator. We have helped thousands of clients take back control over their retirement funds while gaining the ability to invest in almost any type of investment, including domestic or foreign real estate, tax liens, precious metals, peer-to-peer lending, new businesses, stocks, mutual funds, foreign currencies, options and much more. We have close working relationships with all the leading custodians making the set-up process seamless.

Lacy Buda

Hatch talks with MSNBC about the importance of passing the tax package to extend the ’01 and ’03 tax relief.

Russel Stam

Grande Harvest Wines owner Bruce Nevins discusses the costs, time, and stress the estate tax, also called the death tax, places on his business, and the effect it will have on his family after he dies.

Scotty Digiambattist

One tax seminar a year is a must… and this is it! This 16-hour program delivered in 4 hour sessions is team taught by practicing CPA Vern Hoven and William Roos in a high-tech and often humorous manner. Part 2 of the presentation takes a look at Real Estate Tax, Passive Loss, Individual Retirement Plans and Estate/Gift Taxation. For more information go to www.cpelink.com

Elnora Popescu

www.closedtransactions.com Get the truth about real estate and taxes. Call 1.734.453.3091

Kacey Kirsch

thorgoodlaw.com Thorgood Law Firm is a full service international law firm with primary concentration in Business & Corporate Law, Real Estate, Tax Law and Business Litigation, with offices in New York and Lagos, Nigeria.

Mohammed Montefusco

Bernard Hickey details the key news overnight in 90 seconds at 9am, including news the New Zealand dollar rose to almost 73 USc this morning from just 70.8 USc before yesterday’s announcement from the RBNZ it would look at hiking the Official Cash Rate from the middle of 2010, which was slightly earlier than seen previously. This makes the NZ dollar slightly more attractive in the eyes of international investors. Fixed mortgage rates may rise a bit in coming weeks after wholesale rates rose slightly, but variable rates are likely to stay put until after the OCR rises, which could be as early as April 29. Meanwhile the butter price hit a record NZ$5766, according to data out overnight from the USDA as Europe moves to reduce subsidies. The butter price has doubled since July to an all time record high in New Zealand dollar terms, but other dairy commodity prices have not risen so much. In the United States Goldman Sachs is stripping cash bonuses for its top executivess and offering shares instead that can’t be sold for 5 years, Bloomberg reported. Also, France’s Nicolas Sarkozy said he would impose a 50% tax on bank bonuses, matching the British tax, FT.com reports. In Asia, China has reintroduced a 5.5% tax on real estate sales within 5 years of purchase to slow its property boom, FT.com reported.

Lilia Pendexter

PART B – from the February 6, 2009 WXEL Wealth & Wisdom show. Two leading Palm Beach County, Florida attorneys – Richard Lehman and Steven Katzman – explain the legal options and recovery efforts for victims of the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Estate taxes, filing extension, best chances of recovery.

Nathaniel Royce