January 2011

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In This Issue
 
Lunch and Learn on Us - Subject: Charitable Gift Planning
Why a Community Foundation?
News, Thank you to Rick Akins
Year End Tax Solutions for your Clients
Survivors, Executors and Administrators: IRS Publication 559
Private Non-Operating Foundations
Great Time to Transfer Assets
Professional Advisors Council Members Named
The Foundation's Board of Governors
Private or Community Foundation?
Lunch and CE Credit on Us

 

Join us Wednesday May 4th, 11:30am for a "lunch and learn" at the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce board room. Bob Wiewel of the Wiewel Law Firm will share a presentation: "Charitable Gift Planning and your role as a Professional Advisor" . Please RSVP so we can order a lunch for you.

About Brad:
Brad enjoys sharing his legal knowledge with the public. He currently teaches in the University of Texas CFP� training program, and has taught continuing education classes to CPAs at St. Edward's University. He also conducts education programs for financial service and insurance professionals. In addition, Brad has been a featured legal columnist for the Austin American-Statesman.

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Community foundations have earned the trust of thousands of professional advisors throughout the United States. Here's why: 

   

We work through you. You stay in control of your client relationships; we're here to help you serve your clients' charitable giving needs.

We partner with you. We provide support, information, and expertise related to charitable giving options.

We help you build stronger relationships. Studies show that many high net worth individuals are expecting to talk about giving as they make financial plans with their advisors. They will appreciate the charitable impact and tax advantages you help them achieve by working with a community foundation.

We help you connect across generations. When you help families establish Donor Advised Funds at their community foundation, you begin an ongoing process of involvement with current and future generations.

 


Thanks to generous donors, the assets of the Foundation increased $950,000 in the last three months of 2010.

 

Thank you Rick Akins, Attorney with Akins, Nowlin and Prewitt for recommending the Foundation to a client who was interested in benefiting the community leading to a $5m+ bequest.


Community Foundations offer Year-End Tax Solutions

When clients anticipate owing a substantial sum to the Internal Revenue Service at year-end, they may look to their professional advisors to recommend alternative destinations for their hard-won assets-destinations that may help further their charitable goals. More... 


 

The IRS has released Publication 559 (rev. 2010), Survivors, Executors, and Administrators. This publication helps in the administration of estates by providing guidance on the completion and filing of federal income tax returns for 2010

 

 

Many people who control private non-operating foundations find they do not offer as much planning flexibility as other types of giving vehicles and entities.   

 

 

The gift tax exemption has been raised, and business values are still depressed. This is a great time to transfer assets.

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Professional Advisors Council Members Named


Bruce Bessner, Chisholm Trail Financial - Committee Chair
Rick Akins, Akins, Nowlin and Prewitt
Connie Bradley, Maxwell Ritter and Locke
John Jefferson, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Frank Leffingwell, Leffingwell and Associates
Flo Parker, Bjorje and Parker, CPAs
Jason Rammel, Sheets & Crossfield, P.C.

Foundation Board of Governors:

Charles N. Avery, III 

John S. Avery, Sr. 

Bruce Bessner 

Ashley Blake 

Jim Boles

Holly Coe 

Keith Hickman

Jay Latham

Frank Leffingwell

Mark Fritz 

Chaz Glace

T. Nyle Maxwell 

Deanna Miller

John C. Nelson

Nancy Rabb 

Shari Ramming

Michael Selvera

Jon E. Sloan 

Tim Timmerman 

Shevawn Walzel 

George White 

 

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