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2026 Inheritance Tax Update
As we have previously written, each year changes occur in the Federal Estate Tax Exemption and Gift Tax Exemption amounts. Effective January 1, 2026, the federal estate tax exemption is $15 million...
Choosing the Right Executor: A Paralegal’s Practical Advice
By Paralegal, Gloria Black As your favorite paralegal (and if I’m not yet, it’s only because we haven’t met), I’d like to share some practical advice. I’m Gloria, a paralegal with Maselli, Mills...
NEW YEAR, NEW ESTATE and GIFT TAXES
Each year changes occur in the Federal Estate Tax Exemption and Gift Tax Exemption amounts. Effective January 1, 2024, the federal estate tax exemption will increase to $13.61 million. (In 2023, it...
You want control over your life, so why not over your death?
I am continually amazed when I learn of a celebrity who died without a Will. For example, most recently, actress Anne Heche is reported not to have a Will. Her 20-year old son is petitioning the...
A Tip for Wire Fraud Prevention
Title companies, brokers and lending institutions are being cautioned that scammers are increasingly targeting them by sending forged emails to their clients instructing that funds be wired to...
Commissions for Executors
Q & A from the Attorneys at Maselli Warren, P.C.: Q: I was named as the Executor of my late mother’s will. Can Executors of a Pennsylvania Decedent’s Estate take a commission? John L. A: John,...
Assets which are subject to Probate vs. Assets that are non-Probate
When someone prepares a Will, a common misconception is that everything the testator owns gets passed through the Will to beneficiaries. However, not all assets will pass through the Will. Only...
When Legal Fees are Tax Deductible
The government looks to tax every time something of value changes hands, so it should be of no surprise that lawyers need to be aware of the tax implications to their clients in the matters in which...
What is Commercial Litigation?
I am a commercial litigator and occasionally I’m asked, what does commercial litigation mean? In its simplest form: disputes over contracts. Here’s a case we handled recently at Maselli Warren, P.C....
55 Years Later… What you, the employer, can do today about workplace discrimination.
The law of the land has, for 55 years, prohibited employers from discriminating in the workplace because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information....