General Law Alerts

If you are 70½ years of age or older, have a standard IRA and are interested in making qualified charitable distributions, the following will be of interest to you.  By making donations directly from your IRA to charity, you will avoid having to pay income taxes on the required minimum distribution while at the same time meeting your charitable gifting objectives.  With the Tax Cut and Jobs Act ...

This article, authored by Regina Mandl, Esq. and quoting Barry Salkin, Esq., was published in the February 26, 2018 issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. I never have had a client who has said that he or she is getting divorced to take advantage of the tax laws. Divorce is an overwhelmingly difficult and often very painful personal experience, and while support and property division are factors, ...