ESTATE TAXES & THE NEW TAX BILL - MORE AND LESS CERTAINTY

The estate planning measures passed in the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 beg the question "what do we do now?"  This new bill reinstates the estate tax with an exemption amount of $5 million dollars for an individual and a maximum estate tax rate of 35% on values above the exemption amount.  Married couples will have the ability to pass $10 million dollars of assets before any estate tax will be due.  In addition, all assets included in an estate will have their basis automatically "stepped-up" to fair market value.  This means that assets will likely have no capital gains tax if they are sold soon after death since their value is stepped-up.  The generation skipping tax exemption was also increased to $5 million dollars.

Does this mean that single persons with less than $5 million dollars and married couples with less than $10 million dollars no longer need to w

Atlanta, GA--  Kimberly Clark's Huggies brand has awarded Atlanta resident, Dr. Amy Baxter with 1 of its 12 $15,000 grants aimed to help fund and resource and "innovative, real-world product idea."

Selected from almost 400 applications, Dr. Baxter successfully demonstrated her unique childcare product idea to make life easier for moms and dads.  The Huggies MomInspired Grant Program was created to provide the resources and seed capital for moms to either turn turn their great ideas inspired by personal motherhood experience into successful businesses or help take their existing businesses to the next level.

Dr.

New Social Media Brand Ambassadors Practice from Mastermind Lets Brands Engage with Consumers

Atlanta-based Mastermind, a leading social, mobile, digital and promotion agency, this week launched an innovative Social Media Brand Ambassador practice designed to allow brands to actively engage customers, promote their products, and respond quickly to inquiries and complaints.  The agency will recruit ambassadors nationwide and engage them on behalf of clients to promote discussion and raise the level of social media conversation for specific brands.

Potential ambassadors will be chosen from a range of demographic groups, interest areas, and geographic regions.  Those interested in applying should go to www.mastermindmarketing.com.