Louisiana Tax Attorney, Estate Planning Attorney
and Business Lawyer Ted Vicknair

Explains How You Can Achieve Asset Protection, Reduce Your Taxes and:

• Get out of tax trouble with the IRS
• Protect your loved ones from creditors and predators
• Avoid Probate where appropriate
• Be assured that your final wishes are respected
• Avoid estate taxes
• Avoid costly estate and probate litigation
• Lower Taxes Though the Use of an LLC
• Reduce Taxes by Using an S corporation
• Challenge a Will if You Have Been Disinherited
• Tax Help – How to hire a Tax Attorney
• Estates – How to hire an Estate Planning Attorney
• Tax Questions – Get Answers to Many of your Tax Questions by contacting Ted directly
• AND MUCH MORE…

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"If you have questions about Louisiana estate planning, wills, trusts, estates, probate, tax debts, tax settlements, establishing a Louisiana corporation or Louisiana LLC, or other financial problems or matters, please don't hesitate to call."

"I'll be happy to explain your many tax reduction alternatives which many lawyers and accountants overlook. Plus I'll be glad to answer your questions and help you in every way. In most cases, the sooner you call me, the more I can do to help you. So please send an e-mail to ted@vicknairlawfirm.com or call today: 318-787-2935 or 985-264-9822."

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Keep Reading and You'll Discover…

• "12 Costly Pitfalls in Engaging in Do-It-Yourself Estate Planning"
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• "12 Fatal Mistakes Taxpayers Make in IRS Audits"
• "9 Key Steps to Take Before Hiring a Lawyer"

Services Provided

As a Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist (Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) I can help you with all of your estate planning needs, including:

• Wills, including wills with and without personal servitudes and testamentary trusts.
• Trusts, including Marital Trusts, Living Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Grantor Trusts, Life Insurance Trusts, Subchapter S Trusts, Residence Trusts, Forced Heirship Trusts, Spendthrift Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Asset Protection Trusts, and Generation Skipping Trusts.
• Incapacity Planning, including General Powers of Attorney, Medical Powers of Attorney, Medical Directives (Living Wills), Medicaid Planning, and Curatorship Proceedings.
• Advanced Estate Planning, including Estate Freeze Strategies, Discounting and Gifting Strategies, Crummey Trusts, Sales to Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts, Family LLCs, Private Annuities, and Private Foundations.
• Probate and Estate Administration, including Opening Succession and Preparation of Succession Pleadings, Avoiding Probate, Representation of Forced Heirs, Death Tax Planning, Renunciations and Disclaimers, Estate and Trust Income Tax Return Preparation, Defending and Asserting Will Contests, Incapacity, and Undue Influence, and Representation of Succession Representatives.

As a Board Certified Tax Law Specialist (Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) and a CPA, I can also help you with all of your business law and tax needs, including:

• Asset Protection Planning, including Family Business and Investment Entities, Dissolution of the Community Property Regime to protect marital assets, Offshore Asset Protection Trusts, Business Entities, LLC, Corporations, and S Corporations.
• Corporate and Transactional Law, including Business Formation and Reorganizations, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Corporations (C corporations and S corporations), Partnerships, Non-Profit Corporations, Mergers and Reorganizations, Liquidations, and Entity Conversions, Contracts, Buy-Sell Agreements, Employment Agreements, Lease Agreements, Family Loans and Gifts, Business Sales and Purchases.
• Representation Before the IRS and Taxing Authorities, including Tax Audits, Examinations, and Administrative Appeals, Federal Tax Litigation before the U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, State Income and Sales Tax Representation and Litigation, Tax Settlements (Offers in Compromise), and Installment Agreements.
• Tax Consulting, including Tax Reduction Strategies, Individual Income Tax Consulting, Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Consulting, Partnership Tax Consulting, Estate Tax Consulting, Tax Consulting for Income Tax on Trusts and Estates.

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"I am happy to help answer any of your questions about Louisiana estate planning, tax issues and business law matters. If you have any questions, please send your e-mail today to ted@vicknairlawfirm.com or call 318-787-2935 or 985-264-9822." – Ted

TED VICKNAIR, J.D., LL.M., CPA, CFP®

• Attorney at Law
• Louisiana Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist (Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)
• Louisiana Board Certified Tax Law Specialist (Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified Financial Planner™