Family Tax Deductions and Credits: What Do You Qualify For?
Trusts & Estate Planning by Kira S. Masteller 818.907.3244 Late last year, Congress approved nearly $11 billion to fund the Internal Revenue Service for fiscal year 2015 – the lowest allotted amount since 2008, according
2015 Southern California Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers Magazine – January 2015 Sue M. Bendavid – Employment & Labor David B. Bobrosky – Personal Injury Tal Grinblat – Franchise & Distribution David Gurnick – Franchise & Distribution Michael Hackman – Tax Law Barry T. Harlan – Top 100
San Fernando Valley Bar Association Installation Gala 2014
Valley Lawyer Magazine – November 2014 Kira S. Masteller installed as Secretary Nicole Kamm elected to Board of Trutees
Tax Implications: Selling Your Home
Estate Tax Minimization by Kira S. Masteller 818.907.3244 If you’ve lived at a property for at least two out of the five years before you sell your home, you can consider that property your primary
Inherited IRAs Not Exempt From Bankruptcy Proceedings
Trusts & Estate Planning Attorney by Kira S. Masteller 818.907.3244 Individual Retirement Accounts or IRAs, are retirement funds – at least until you pass the asset on to heirs other than your spouse. Then, according
What’s the Difference Between a Trust and a Will?
Kira S. Masteller of our Trusts & Estate Planning Practice Group explains who should be incorporating a trust into their estate planning, and who can use a will.
Civil Rights Act: Lessons from Politics and History
(Book Review: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, by Todd S. Purdum) Valley Lawyer, a publication of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association by Kira S. Masteller – June 2014
Retirement Planning for Same-Sex Married Couples
Trusts & Estate Planning Attorney by Kira S. Masteller 818.907.3244 In September, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17 which clarified when, for federal tax purposes, the IRS will recognize same-sex marriages. As of
Understanding Conflicts of Interest in Estate Planning
Valley Lawyer, a publication of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association by Kira S. Masteller – September 2013
Maximizing Annual Gifts
Trusts & Estate Planning Attorney by Kira S. Masteller 818.907.3244 Individuals with estates that are valued over the Federal estate tax exemption ($5,250,000 in 2013) should consider making annual gifts to their family now so