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Historically, if one inherited an IRA, he or she was able to stretch the distributions over the beneficiary’s lifetime. However, under the SECURE Act, passed in 2019, those stretch out rules were changed for most individuals inheriting IRAs. Under the SECURE Act, the general rule is that the Continue Reading

Currently, there is no lack of opinion regarding the millennial generation. As a millennial, it is not hard to understand why. However, despite the potential dividing views on this particular generation, there is one common fact that is applicable to all generations — "Father Time is undefeated." Continue Reading

I turned 55 in March and just realized that I am now what they call "middle-aged." This seems to have happened quickly, as I have heard many others say before. Suddenly you wake up, your kids are grown, you are immersed in work, and your body doesn't feel the same way it did in the past. But nothing Continue Reading

By now, most of us have seen the media coverage and are well aware of Britney Spears' controversial conservatorship case. Spears became "the international face of a movement," which, according to the Wolters Kluwer article "The Year in Review and Trends for 2022," questions "restrictive, protective Continue Reading

If you have a business, then you have probably already registered your brand(s) under one or more top-level domain names, such as .com, .net, .org, .edu, .co, .info, or .biz. You may have also registered one or more of your brands under country codes like .cn (China), .mx (Mexico), and/or .uk Continue Reading

Have you ever come up with the perfect name for branding your goods or services, only to find out that someone else has already federally registered the trademark for similar goods or services? Unfortunately, it is happening more than ever because the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Continue Reading

"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain." - Maya Angelou I wish I had answers to some of life's most complex questions, such as, "what's the best way to appropriately tax citizens while Continue Reading

As we prepare for the Halloween season, there are many reasons to be on edge. These fears may involve ghosts and goblins for some, while others may view estate planning as frightening. Although I have yet to find an effective way to conquer ghosts or goblins, there are tools for alleviating the Continue Reading

In this time of unprecedented changes to tax return forms and guidance, our Chambliss Tax team has been hard at work advising and advocating for clients who are experiencing IRS-related issues including delayed refunds and incorrect error notices. In September, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig wrote Continue Reading

Any parent of a child with a disability has likely heard of a "special needs trust." As information has become more easily available online, a simple Google search for "special needs trust" is likely to garner hundreds of results. More recently, ABLE accounts have gained popularity as a common Continue Reading