There are unique challenges many farm and ranch owners face when planning for death or incapacity in the State of Colorado. Most of these obstacles stem from two threads common to farms nationwide. First, many farm and ranch owners have worked incredibly hard their whole lives to grow and develop their business, and they would like their enterprise to live on and stay in the family after they are gone. Second, they commonly have several children, and while most of these child

Although Beneficiary Deeds have been in existence in Colorado since 2004, many people, including practitioners, are not familiar with the mechanics of how they work and the potential advantages and disadvantages. Originally, the Beneficiary Deed statute was intended to provide a means of transferring title to real property to a grantee-beneficiary upon the death of the owner without the need for probate court administration. In addition, the statute was intended as a means to

As increasing numbers of women have begun working outside the home, increasing numbers of parents are looking to their employers to provide assistance with the staggering cost of child care. A reported 90% of employees have left work due to family responsibilities. An additional 30% have cut their hours by 6 or more per week.1 In response, more employers are beginning to provide additional benefits to enhance their recruiting and retention efforts. These benefits often includ

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), results in a significant change to the way the IRS audits partnerships and limited liability companies that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. The new rules will replace the current Tax Equity And Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) unified partnership audit rules along with the electing large partnership (ELP) rules, in favor of a more streamlined audit regime, namely: allowing the IRS to audit partnerships and their

In April 2015, five of Raymond and Amelia Schwab’s children were removed from their home based on allegations of abuse made by a family member.1 Although the allegations were deemed “unsubstantiated” in July 2015, the children were not returned to their home. 2 This is perhaps a parent’s worst nightmare – a false allegation made to Child Protective Services and the removal of their children from the home. Frequently, these types of reports are made by family members who disag