by Matthew Erskine | Jul 29, 2020 | News
Holding artworks as part of an estate raises a number of considerations when it comes to transfer, taxation, and control. -Matthew Erskine, Familly Wealth Report July 27, 2020 Lobus recently reported that across three art sales and 62 lots, Sotheby’s totaled...
by Matthew Erskine | Jun 19, 2020 | Legal Services Blogs, News, Uncategorized
CREATING A LIVING WILL is a task that’s often neglected on a financial to-do list – but it shouldn’t be. One reason it’s neglected is that plenty of people don’t know what a living will is – or they know but understandably aren’t...
by Matthew Erskine | May 22, 2020 | News, Tax Planning Blogs, Uncategorized
Planning In the Current Economy We are seeing the biggest fall in the value of their assets since the Great Depression. The shutdown of the economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be a recession that will be deep and sustained. Many are looking at their...
by Matthew Erskine | May 12, 2020 | Covid-19 Updates, News, Tax Planning Blogs, Uncategorized
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been changes to the 2019 income tax code with a significant impact on individual taxpayers. Here is a summary of those significant changes: Income Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines The deadlines for filing...
by Matthew Erskine | Aug 31, 2015 | News
In the classic science fiction novel Dune, a master assassin named Thufir Hawat reminds Paul, the story’s hero, “The first step in avoiding a trap is to know of its existence.” The same is true of risks to family businesses: The first step in risk...
by Matthew Erskine | Apr 28, 2015 | News
WORCESTER, Mass. – APRIL 28, 2015 — The YWCA Central Massachusetts recently announced its list of winners of the 2015 Katharine F. Erskine Award, recognizing women who have demonstrated leadership and reached exemplary levels of achievement in their professions...
