by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
CEDAR FALLS — A man with a permit to carry a firearm detained a Cedar Falls man when he started stabbing people at his apartment building last month, according to authorities. According to police, Adam Scott Jacobsen had stabbed fellow tenant Jeffrey Miller 24...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Adding a blanket psych exam requirement for all applicants would make the application process very similar on paper to what was required (on paper) in Soviet Socialist Republics — where of course, very few permits were granted. A plan by Sonoma County...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
Section 2801 Inheritance Tax Under Section 2801(a), a U.S. domiciliary (or a U.S. resident trust) who receives a gift or bequest from a covered expatriate (CE) is subject to a tax equal to the fair market value of the covered gift or bequest, multiplied by the highest...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
These robbers were dealt with very nicely, thank you:
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Tax Planning
The strategy is all the more powerful if tax rates drop. Why finalize the sale of a business in 2016 when there’s a chance you’ll be able to keep more of the proceeds for yourself down the line? “This is an exercise we normally go through,” said Michael...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Of course I’m fine with all this except when he follows the injured robbers and executes them. That’s murder. It was still dark when four men boarded the packed commuter bus heading for Mexico City and ordered the passengers to hand over their valuables....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Archived, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
Though Donald Trump’s presidential victory represents the greatest opportunity for policy changes that have widespread impact, there were many unexpected wins at the state and local levels. The National Rifle Association won in nearly every race where it...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
Transfer Tax Related Proposals Repeal the gift, estate tax and the generation-skipping transfer taxes, establishing in their place a carryover basis for appreciated property, subjecting beneficiaries to income tax on the gains when they dispose of the property in the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
The incident happened around 10 p.m. in Bob White, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Police say the homeowners were alerted by a neighbor that someone was possibly in their back yard. The man and his wife, whose names have not been released,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 13, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
We offer a special, cuddly, safe space in our office for Californians to learn how to keep assault weapons in the family and to carry concealed. Snowflakes welcome. Sunflakes welcome. All flakes welcome. But you won’t be a flake for long.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 13, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
Dear Wealth Manager, You cannot take care of your clients by simply regurgitating what you hear from the mainstream press, or the mainstream financial press, or even your clients. Get out and mingle with The People.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 13, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Police officials have not elaborated on what preceded the 1:30 p.m. killing of 45-year-old Marcus Polk, who was homeless and knew Epps and his family. Epps said the shooting was “self-defense” but would not describe what happened — or even confirm if he had pulled the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 13, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Health Planning
An Alaska man developed gangrenous toes. A Philadelphia woman froze to death on the street. An Illinois woman died emaciated, covered in excrement.These patients suffered as their government-paid caretakers neglected them, collecting paychecks under a Medicaid program...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 13, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning
It is amusing to watch all the nattering nabobs of negativism (liberalism) in the “wealth management” industry fret about Trump’s election and confess surprise over it — maybe if they are that surprised they should reassess their information...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 10, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Donald Trump is in favor of concealed carry reciprocity: The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway. That’s why I have a concealed carry permit and why tens of millions of Americans do too. That permit should be valid in all 50 states. A...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 9, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
They found Stephen Delauter, 45, dead in the upstairs bedroom of the house. He’d been shot.Delauter pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic assault in September and there was an active order of protection in place to keep him from contacting his wife, Lee...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 9, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
A national exit poll is showing President-elect Donald Trump won the Catholic vote Tuesday, 52 percent to Hillary Clinton’s 45 percent.The poll, published by CNN, shows 23 percent of Americans who voted this election season identified themselves as Catholic, while 27...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 9, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
He proposes to eliminate estate and gift tax and to tax capital gains held until death with a USD5 million exemption (for an individual filer).With regard to individual taxation, Trump proposes to have three income tax thresholds (as opposed to the existing...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 8, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Hillary concedes! Even before the networks called it!
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 8, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
This gun, carried defensively in its holster, recently caused a woman’s head to explode.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 8, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, News & Commentary
Let this be an object lesson in civics for all of us, something for your kids and their kids to remember: THE ONLY POLL THAT MATTERS IS THE ONE ON ELECTION DAY. For the entire election, we had polls shoved down our throats by mainstream media showing Hillary winning...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 8, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
It’s called the Global High Wealth Industry Group, and it falls under the Internal Revenue Service’s Large Business and International Division. It’s also been called “The Wealth Squad.” The unit, launched in 2010, aims to “take a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
An 82-year old man used a gun that’s been on his nightstand for 30 years to shoot a burglar in Uniontown early Friday morning. Source: Man, 82, shoots and kills home intruder
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Religious Faith
The King’s English have been watching too many American movies. An English language study has found women use of the F-word most Statistics say its use by women has increased by 500% since the 1990s Women are also ten times as likely as men to say ‘s***,’ the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship
Here are six steps couples who live together and are committed to each other, who are engaged or who are newly married may not realize they should take when merging assets: Source: Six Steps Couples Should Take When Merging Assets
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
DENVER | Authorities say a man has died after breaking into an apartment in the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge to find his ex-girlfriend. Police say the intruder, who has not yet been identified, exchanged gunfire with the man who lived in the apartment on...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Emails and vulgar language pale in significance to the prospect of keeping one’s family safe. These are the millions of voters who may well have been ignored by pollsters who haven’t seen the wave of “guntry clubs” being built, the families shooting together, the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning
If your practice includes people in their 20s or 30s, you know that cash-value life insurance products can be a tough sell. This type of insurance can be difficult to explain, and many younger clients don’t see a need for life insurance in general until they become...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
In a hail of gunfire, Conroe jewelry store owner Jeffery Turner Jr. made the decision to shoot back – with his AK-47 rifle – at four men who opened fire on his customers and staff during an attempted robbery on Monday afternoon.In the aftermath of the bullet...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Health Planning, News & Commentary, Religious Faith
I have no idea whether Janet Reno’s remains will be cremated, buried, or end up in someone’s “spirit cooking” recipe, but her death may be a good excuse to start thinking about cremation versus other options. Cremation is a very popular choice...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 7, 2016 | Archived, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
On Sept. 8, 2016, the estate tax celebrated its 100th birthday. Over the past century, practitioners, lawyers and even laypersons have voiced their opinions on whether the estate tax should be retained or repealed.Not to be outdone, we asked two of our esteemed board...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 6, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Domestic violence issues, also “eggshell plaintiff” type issues. I would think she could show a high level of fear based on her broken spine being vulnerable to catastrophic injury. Jackson said she is in a vulnerable state from a car wreck earlier...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 6, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Yes, it is illegal in California to carry a weapon near a polling place. But as a famous book observed, people commit on average three felonies a day and even if you stop at the post office on the way, that still leaves two felonies, one for your primary weapon and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 6, 2016 | Asset Protection, Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection
Parents often have no idea which assets hurt their financial aid chances and which do not.This is an especially relevant question because parents are now filing for financial aid for the 2017–2018 school year.Here’s a quick rundown of what assets parents must share...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 6, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Reciprocity is a beautiful thing. Oklahoma honors South Dakota permits, and South Dakota reciprocates. Carjacker uses force on an elderly Okie, Okie reciprocates: “The driver’s door was cracked slightly. While they were in there, what ends up being...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 6, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
“She said ‘Mommy I can’t go in my room. There’s smoke in my room,’” said her mother Kaitlyn Boyer. “She was so calm about it. ”Sammy simply was applying her new-found knowledge after learning about fire safety and emergencies earlier in the day at preschool. “She knew...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 6, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship
Millennials may strive for financial independence, but as a whole, they’ve been slow to break out on their own. According to Fidelity Investments’ Millennial Money Study, nearly half (47 percent) of millennials still have their parents pay for certain...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 4, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
COLUMBUS, OHIO — A homeowner was early to rise when he heard an intruder enter his home at approximately 4:30 a.m. Thankfully, he had a gun and was able to identify and shoot the suspect. Source: Early Morning Home Invasion Meets With Tough Resistance From...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 4, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, News & Commentary
You might say I take lawyer jokes a little too seriously — but in these times we all really need to be concerned. Of course, I agree with the pro-Brexit and pro-Trump sentiment of Breitbart and admire much of the work they do, but every now and then they go off...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 4, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Charity, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Tax Planning
For many clients in the mid-range, we can pretty much take care of the issue in the first paragraph below with Clayton election planning. (HNW clients may benefit from other advanced techniques such as NING trusts.) The issue in the second paragraph below (changes to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
A 73-year-old St. Louis homeowner shot and killed two young men who broke into his garage and tried to rob him at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon.The homeowner, who did not want his name released, was in his garage with the doors closed when the two suspects, both...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
The Very Reverend Fr. John Lankeit of Phoenix explains why Catholics must vote as if life depends on their vote. Every Democrat policy is an attack on the family and ultimately life itself.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
Under the new statute, the New Jersey estate tax exemption will be $2 million during the year 2017, and it will be repealed beginning in 2018. The New Jersey inheritance tax, which applies to inheritances received by non-family members, remains in effect....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 2, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
According to police, three residents were sitting in the park when they were approached by two men who tried to rob them at gunpoint. One of the residents, who has a concealed weapons permit and was armed, shot one of the robbers, while the second suspect fled...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 2, 2016 | Family Protection, News & Commentary
McInnes, also brought up women voters, prompting Coulter to share her position that “women should not have the right to vote.” She continued that while women should not vote, “We can still write books! We can run for office.” Source: Ann Coulter: ‘Women Should Not...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 2, 2016 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
The below article is very superficial. For example, although having the trustee originally purchase the insurance is optimal, there are several other ways to transfer the insurance policy into the trust. Also, ILITs are great for asset protection even if they are...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 1, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
The homeowners, a 61-year-old man and his 43-year-old wife, were asleep in their bedroom around 7 a.m. when they heard a noise. They assumed the sound was a family member returning home and ignored it, until the suspect entered their bedroom.The man and woman...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 1, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Religious Faith
American Christians cave on core beliefs The number of professing Christians is declining in America. And it's not just because of the media, the public schools or even activism by atheists. It's because Christians themselves are genuinely ignorant about the tenets of...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 1, 2016 | Archived, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Tax Planning
Summary of Planning Action Steps Begun in 2003, Treasury took 13 years to draft these regulations, yet several material uncertainties exist. Until clarified, protect clients conservatively by: Completing contemplated and partial prior transfers. Modifying entity...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 1, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
I have no quibble with the woman’s defensive gun use. And I generally applaud journalists who cover DGU’s. But I have to criticize their news video above as it is almost laughable in several respects. First, I am not a big fan of pictures (moving or still,...