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About Wis Laughlin

I help business owners with transactions, tax preparation, planning and IRS representation, and estate planning. As a former IRS tax attorney in their National Office. Super Lawyers picked Wis in 2017-present. I am your advocate, not your accountant. I don't tell you what you can't do. I show you how to do it.

Tax Free Exchanges

Many taxpayers do not realize that you can replace your business premises or investment property without having to pay taxes on the gain. Continue reading

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WHO’S AFRAID OF PROBATE?

This article describes the executor’s duties. Don’t attempt to handle an estate without the help of an experienced lawyer. Do you want to look like the lady below?  To find out how to avoid the Probate process check out Wis’s … Continue reading

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Estate Planning Basics

DO YOU NEED AN ESTATE PLAN? What you don’t know about that will can kill your family Why don’t you have an up to date estate plan? You think you don’t need a will. Most of the time you are … Continue reading

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WW 2015_12 Estates

My goal in helping you plan your estate is “ease and effectiveness” and that is why I favor the Revocable Living Trust as the primary document in an estate plan. It is the most flexible way to deal with unexpected … Continue reading

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Individual Year End Planning WW2016_11

The Holiday season is a time for giving, but we don’t have to give too much to the government, do we? You have roughly 45 days to implement tax planning strategies. Are you lending money to the Government at zero … Continue reading

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Estate Planning WW2016_7

How do I offer you “ease and effectiveness” in your Estate Planning? In over 35 years of estate planning, I have developed a three part system to make estate planning easier and less expensive. The steps are: 1. Education and … Continue reading

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ESTATE PLANNING WW2016_5

How do I offer you “ease and effectiveness” in your Estate Planning?  In over 35 years of estate planning, I have developed a system to make estate planning easier and less expensive. The process often takes a client less than three hours … Continue reading

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Real estate, investment (WW2016_4)

teryTrader or investor? If you tend to buy and sell a number of stocks continuously and hold them briefly you are probably a “trader” or “dealer” instead of an investor.  Unlike investors, a trader doesn’t qualify for the long-term capital … Continue reading

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Individuals (WW2016_4)

As your tax mentor, I can teach you how to get the most tax benefits for items on your tax return. Schedule A, Itemized Deductions, allow you to deduct a number of essentially personal expenses. Schedule A includes miscellaneous deductions … Continue reading

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Business (WW2016_4)

Why should you use me as your one-stop professional? With business and law degrees plus IRS  and private practice experience, I maybe the only professional you need. Let me demonstrate. Penny saved pound foolish. I will admit that sometimes I will … Continue reading

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