Mark J. Kohler

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Creative Trust Provisions for Your Children

Many parents and grandparents don’t realize how creative they can be in distributing their assets to their children upon their passing. They think it’s only for rich people and it’s an expensive process with high-powered attorneys. That’s certainly not the case…anybody can control their kids from the grave with unique trust provisions. You’ll love it.

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Do I Need a Living Trust?- What You Need to Know

Millions of Americans die each year without any type of estate plan in place, and this forces their families into the court system, where they experience huge expenses with probate and significant time delays when they would rather be mourning.

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How Many Properties Should I Put in My LLC?

I truly believe that an LLC for every rental property isn’t needed for the far majority of real estate investors.  It’s expensive, cumbersome and provides nominal benefit when there’s not a lot of equity in their rentals….yet!!

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How to write-off the cost of a Cruise?

Many taxpayers may think a Cruise ship is a great place to have their next “annual company meeting” or attend a conference. They may also think they can take a tax write-off for some education. Don’t get your hopes up. Have you noticed there aren’t many conventions and courses offered on Cruise ships anymore? In

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Does the Household Employee Tax Apply to Me and What to Do

You may have thought the only time you may need to worry about the so-called “Nanny Tax” ( also known as the household employee tax) is if you decide to run for public office and facing a pesky reporter at a political rally. However, it’s a concern everyone needs to take seriously. If you have

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Eviction Ban Expires Just in Time to Save Landlords

Eviction Ban Expires Just in Time to Save Millions of Landlords It’s the beginning of the month and rent is due! The eviction ban has expired! Landlords can finally collect rent from tenants that haven’t paid rent for months.  The Supreme Court stated that it wouldn’t extend the renter protection past the end of July,

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When to use an LLLP (Limited Liability Limited Partnerships)

When to use an LLLP…  I have searched far and wide for a good reason to have an LLLP versus using another form of doing business and frankly, I can’t find one. I never recommend them. Although, they have been adopted in now more than 20 states as a more unique asset protection tool, whoever

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