24 states where child care costs more than college
While the astronomical (and rising) cost of college seems to garner all the media attention, it’s the cost of child care that should be more worrying for many parents.
Nearly 11 million children under the age of five require child care at least weekly and spend an average of 36 hours a week in child care — and for the parents footing the bill, this can make a serious dent in their finances.
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Portability – The great estate tax break
You can’t take a tax break with you, but it’s becoming easier to leave to your beneficiaries. The IRS released final rulings detailing an estate and gift-tax break for married couples, known as “portability”. It allows a married spouse to pass nearly $11m in assets to heirs, free of estate tax. Without this, couples would only qualify for one exemption, as opposed to two.
The exemption,...
CunninghamLegal welcomes Preston Marx, III to Auburn Office
Auburn, CA. (May 29, 2015) – CunninghamLegal, Auburn’s leading estate planning law firm with its office near the Courthouse, is pleased to welcome Preston Marx, III as Associate Attorney.
Preston joins CunninghamLegal with over 20 years of legal experience, with particular focus in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, ligation, and employment law. He graduated Summa Cum...