Monthly Archives: April 2013

You’re Named in Power of Attorney – How Do You Sign Documents?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Roger Billings

  A power of attorney gives one person responsibility for the other person’s finances. The responsible party is known as the attorney-in-fact. How should the attorney-in-fact sign documents (checks for example) on behalf of the principal? The safest answer is … Continue reading →






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Obama Still Trying to Overhaul Estate Tax

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Roger Billings

Yesterday, April 10, President Obama released a 2014 budget proposal in which he seeks to overhaul the estate tax, yet again. According to Bloomberg Businessweek: Obama’s budget would drop the per-person exemption from estate taxes to $3.5 million from $5.25 … Continue reading →






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