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Program: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education- A Day on Elder Law.

 

Janna will be presenting on the topic of Basic Estate Planning for the Elder Client.

On Thursday, February 11, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it has added early-onset Alzheimer's disease to the list of conditions under its Compassionate Allowance Initiative. Under this initiative, SSA will find individuals with certain diseases/conditions eligible for Social Security disability (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and other disability benefits by the nature of the disease. While applicants would still have to meet other SSDI criteria and/or SSI criteria, when it comes to the disability criterion, they would be considered eligible by virtue of the disease and fast-tracked for a favorable decision about their eligibility for SSDI and SSI benefits.

 

See http://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/ for more information.

With Senate Democrats unable to persuade Republicans to extend the 2009 estate tax law for even a couple of months until a more permanent solution could be devised, there is currently no tax on the estates of those dying during 2010.

 

 

April 15th is approaching and it is time to begin crossing T's and dotting I's in preparation for paying taxes. As tax time draws near, you want to make sure you file all the proper forms and take all deductions you're entitled to.

 

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Now that 2010 has arrived, people whose incomes were previously too high to permit them to rollover a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA are calling their investment houses about making conversions.

 

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When planning a funeral, the expenses can add up quickly. The average funeral costs about $7,300, but there are several ways to save on funeral expenses.