"This book offers background and overview on Domestic Asset Protection Trusts by state"--

Strategies that are effective and legal for putting one’s assets safely out of reach In today’s increasingly litigious world, the shielding of assets has become a prominent issue for financial planners, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. Asset Protection details methods that are both legally and morally legitimate for protecting one’s assets from creditors, lawsuits, and scams. Bringing economic common sense and legitimacy to an area that is drowning in gimmickry, two of today’s top lawyers examine the fundamental issues in this growing area, avoiding dense legalese to make the book accessible to anyone. Asset Protection covers everything readers want to know about: Establishing an effective asset protection program Today’s most popular, established strategies Newer strategies that are still being resolved by the courts

Asset protection is a set of legal techniques and a body of statutory and common law dealing with protecting the assets of individuals and business entities from civil money judgments. The goal of asset protection planning is to insulate assets from claims of creditors without perjury or tax evasion. From this book you will also learn: -Strategies you can use to reduce your income taxes each year such as how to create non-taxable income, how to deter income to a new tax year, and how to spread income to reduce your tax rate. -How to protect your assets in the event of a judgment in excess of liability insurance or an exclusion in a policy. -What legal entity you can use to reduce your Social Security and Medicare taxes each year. -Sources of lawsuits and how to prevent them. -Strategies you can use to eliminate the capital gains tax on the sale of a business, real estate, or other assets. -Tools you can use to pass assets to heirs tax-free. -And much more

This book is designed to be of use to all professionals involved in the asset protection plan, including attorneys, accountants, and financial planners among others. The subjects covered are those that the planner must consider when properly preparing an asset protection plan.

Attorney Mintz describes the latest strategies for insulating and shielding assets from potential lawsuit liability. Detailed examples, diagrams, and real life case studies are provided for using Family Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Asset Protection Trusts, and creative privacy plans.