

By BETH PINSKER, 18 January 2018, Reuters
“…all of your documents are now out of date, thanks to new tax laws that went into effect at the turn of the year. “Blow the dust off and see if it’s even needed anymore,” said certified financial planner…
“…all of your documents are now out of date, thanks to new tax laws that went into effect at the turn of the year. “Blow the dust off and see if it’s even needed anymore,” said certified financial planner…
“The Act doubles an individual’s exemptions for…This act contains significant tax legislation that offers numerous planning and gifting opportunities for individuals and couples…”
“Caregiving for an elderly parent or relative is hard on anyone. But for the nation’s seven million long-distance caregivers, “there’s an extra layer of stress,” says John Schall, who heads the Caregiver Action Network, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit. He’s a long-distance caregiver himself, too, for his mother in Livonia, Mich. He calls it “the worry factor”—you’re not…”
“Connecticut wants to make it easier for taxpayers to care for aging or impaired dependents at home by allowing small, freestanding structures (a.k.a. “granny pods” or “MEDCottages”) on their properties; however, the new law grants municipalities the right to “opt-out” of this land use advancement, and many are doing just that. On July 6, 2017, the Connecticut legislature adopted Public Act 17-155: “An Act Concerning…”