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How to Plan for Nursing Home Costs
July 23rd, 2020
There’s a bumper sticker that says, “Be nice to your kids—they’ll be picking out your nursing home.” But while the saying might be good for a laugh, your monthly nursing home bill sure won’t be. AARP has estimated that 35% of people who a…
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Should You Make Your Business an LLC or S Corporation?
July 20th, 2020
Contributor: Ted Gudorf, J.D., LL.M.
One of the first decisions a business owner is faced with is what business entity they should choose for their company. For many businesses, the choice comes down to two options: a limited liability company (LLC) or S corporation. An S corporation is…
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How to Convert a C Corporation to an S Corporation (And Whether You Should)
May 21st, 2020
Since the implementation of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) a couple of years ago, our office has received many inquiries about the benefits of converting an existing C corporation to an S corporation. In this article, we will briefly discus…
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Is Now a Good Time to Refinance My Mortgage?
May 14th, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has wrought havoc not only with people’s health and day-to-day lives, but with their finances. Some people are looking for a financial silver lining to this dark cloud in the form of a mortgage refinance. With a recent drop…
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What's the Best Way to Make a Gift to a Minor?
April 14th, 2020
If you’ve been thinking about making a gift to a minor child or grandchild, you should first consider the pros and cons of gifts to minors. If you have weighed the advantages and disadvantages, and still want to make a gift, the next logical qu…
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Protecting Our Clients During the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 3rd, 2020
At Gudorf Law, our mission has always been to help our clients protect their families and prepare for future developments, whether anticipated or unforeseen. The current COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for planning and protecti…
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Making Gifts to Minors: Pros and Cons
March 23rd, 2020
One of the great joys of having worked and saved for most of your adult life is the ability to share your bounty with the people you love, including children and grandchildren. If some of those loved ones are minors, you may be wondering about the wi…
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Will Medicare Cover Your Hospital Stay?
February 21st, 2020
Imagine that you discover you have a life-threatening illness. Fortunately, it is discovered early enough for treatment to be effective. You go to the hospital, have surgery, and spend two nights on the surgical ward before heading home to recover. Y…
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Will Your Personal Representative Be Able to Access Your Apple Account?
January 14th, 2020
If you have an estate plan, when you die, the personal representative of your estate (and/or your trustee, if you have a trust) will be able to access most of your assets: your bank accounts, your investments, your real estate. But you may not have t…
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Where Does Your Trust Live (and Why Does It Matter)?
January 8th, 2020
If you have a trust, you probably don’t think of it as having a residence. After all, it’s not a person, or even an entity; technically, a trust is a relationship between the person who created it (the grantor), the person who administers it (the…
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