Lou Teti, Partner, and Chair of MacElree Harvey’s Estate Planning Practice talked with VISTA Today about growing up in Coatesville and is featured in the latest edition of the Chester County Leadership profile. As a life-long resident of Chester County, Lou Teti recounts how his childhood influenced his strong work ethic and life path. Click […]
By Joseph A. Bellinghieri Now that we are past the holiday season, if you are like many Americans it is time to start thinking about filing your Individual Income Tax returns. This year the deadline is April 17, 2018, to file your 2017 taxes. However, in the event you need additional time, you have the ability […]
February 2018 MacElree Harvey, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Stephen M. Porter has joined the Firm’s West Chester office as an associate in the Estate Planning Department. Porter will work closely with clients across Pennsylvania, assisting them with various estate planning matters, including estates & trusts, tax planning, and elder law. “I am extremely […]
By Joseph A. Bellinghieri The tax bill signed by Governor Tom Wolf on October 30, 2017, made significant changes to Pennsylvania’s 1099-MISC withholding tax requirements. Act 43 of 2017 created a withholding obligation for certain payors of Pennsylvania-source income and lessees of Pennsylvania real estate to non-residents. The bill also expanded the requirements with respect to […]
By Joseph A. Bellinghieri The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is one of the more significant changes in decades to the Tax Code. While touted as “tax simplification”, the result is anything but simplification. Below are some of the key provisions of the TCJA. Individual Tax Rates and Brackets: The TCJA provides for […]
December 16, 2016 MacElree Harvey, Ltd. is pleased to announce that senior partner Louis N. Teti was recently named a 2016 Five Star Wealth Manager in the Philadelphia area for estate planning, as published in Philadelphia Magazine. “2,677 award candidates in the Philadelphia area were considered for the Five Star Wealth Manager award. 557 (approximately 25 […]
By Louis N. Teti Updated: May 13, 2016 “We are concerned about our son’s marriage and whether it will last, but his inheritance from us won’t be part of his and his wife’s marital estate if he gets divorced after I die.” “I don’t need to read my Will for accuracy. My lawyer sent a draft to me, but he […]
By Robert A. Burke, Esquire The appointment of a guardian for an incapacitated person is one of the more serious areas of the law. There is a good reason for this. In considering the appointment of a guardian, judges recognize that the court is being asked to remove an individual’s most basic rights – namely, […]
By Duke Schneider, Esq. and Don Bristol, Pa.C.P. When contemplating your estate plan, one of the items often assumed to be a simple task is the decision as to the naming of the executor of your Will, or the Trustee of any trusts created under your Will. For married couples the spouse is almost always […]
