by Ethan Okura | Feb 8, 2013 | Articles, Estate Taxes and Gift Taxes
2013 ESTATE PLANNING UPDATE By Ethan R. Okura Here is a 2013 update on important numbers used in Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning in Hawaii. How much money and property can a person have at death without paying estate taxes? As I mentioned in last...
by Ethan Okura | Jan 6, 2013 | Estate Taxes and Gift Taxes
NEW LAW: SAVED FROM THE FISCAL CLIFF? By Ethan R. Okura As you may know, President Obama cut short his vacation in Hawaii to return to Washington D.C. and deal with the problem of the fiscal cliff. For those of you who weren’t aware, the fiscal cliff refers...
by Ethan Okura | Dec 17, 2012 | Articles, Asset Protection
NEW LAW: TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY PROTECTION AVAILABLE IN TRUST By Ethan R. Okura Hawaii has a new law which allows married couples or reciprocal beneficiaries who hold real property as tenants by the entirety to transfer their real estate to revocable trusts...