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Robert J. Kolasa
Oct 11, 2020
ACTEC Family Estate Planning Guide
The ACTEC Family Estate Planning Guide offers families insight into the fundamentals of wills and trusts to encourage planning. This...
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Robert J. Kolasa
May 22, 2020
Creditor General Powers of Appointment
See my article in the February 2020 edition of Trusts and Estates magazine. Basis optimization for credit shelter and irrevocable trusts...
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Robert J. Kolasa
May 19, 2020
NEW "SIGN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS AT HOME" LAW ENACTED BY ILLINOIS
On March 26, 2020, like a knight in shining armor, Governor JB Pritzker rode to the rescue of the Illinois estate planning community by...
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Robert J. Kolasa
Mar 28, 2020
Formula General Powers of Appointment to the Rescue
Updated: Mar 28 See my article in the May 2019 edition of Trusts and Estates magazine. Many credit shelter trusts (CSTs) and irrevocable...
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Robert J. Kolasa
Mar 22, 2020
Robert J. Kolasa is now an ACTEC Fellow!!!
I am very proud to announce that I have been elected a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a prestigious...
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Robert J. Kolasa
Dec 19, 2019
Wrapping Your Head Around the Illinois Estate Tax
Finally! In the July 2019 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal, I published an authoritative guide on the Illinois Estate Tax. The article...
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Robert J. Kolasa
Jul 15, 2018
Problems in Springing the Delaware Tax Trap
I'm really proud of this article, as it was published in the April 2018 edition of Trusts and Estates magazine...
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Robert J. Kolasa
Jul 14, 2018
New 2017 Tax Bill Signed into Law by President Trump
On December 22, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”). The Act is the most...
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Robert J. Kolasa
May 15, 2017
Lake Forest Illinois Estate Planning Lawyer - Common Mistakes
Here's a video discussing common estate planning mistakes that many of my clients seem to continually make in their estate plans. For...
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Robert J. Kolasa
Apr 26, 2017
Tax Reform and Likely Estate Tax Repeal proposed today by the Trump Administration
President Trump, living up to his campaign pledge rolled out his tax reform proposals today. As reported by The Hill the major...
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Robert J. Kolasa
May 12, 2016
Custom Drafted Trusts
Family members should not always receive their inheritances outright at your death. Trust distributions can be delayed for age or...
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Robert J. Kolasa
May 12, 2016
IRA Beneficiary Designations
A common and costly estate planning mistake is the improper drafting of beneficiary designations for IRA and other retirement assets....
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Robert J. Kolasa
May 12, 2016
Dynasty Trust
With “Dynasty Trust”, estate tax savings can be enormous. If we presume that estate taxes are applied to each generation, you could save...
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