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The Trust Advisor names CTC one of the Top Trust Firms

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

We are pleased to have been named in the Winners’ List for Advisor Friendliness – See the write up by clicking the link America’s Most Advisor-Friendly Trust Companies.


CTC to Exhibit at the 46th Annual Heckerling Institute of Estate Planning

Friday, January 6th, 2012

We look forward to meeting the attorneys, accountants, insurance advisors, and wealth management professionals who are attending the 46th Annual Heckerling Institute in Orlando, Florida this upcoming January 9-13, 2012. 

Please visit our booth 514 to discuss how we can partner with you to provide your clients with sophisticated, professional trust administration solutions.


Commonwealth Trust Company Would Like to Wish You a Happy New Year!

Friday, December 30th, 2011

2012 Newsletter

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Click here to download the 2012 Newsletter.


Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to Make Recommendations on November 23, 2011

Monday, November 14th, 2011

There is speculation that The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (sometime referred to as the “Super Committee”), the bipartisan Congressional committee charged with producing legislation to cut $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit over the coming decade, is going to recommend a reduction in the federal gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax exemptions when it releases its recommendations on November 23.  More specifically, included in the rumored recommendations are the following:

  • Reduce to $3.5 million the current $5 million estate tax exemption and $5 million GST tax exemption, which are in place through 2012 under current law
  • Reduce to $1 million the current $5 million gift tax exemption, also in place through 2012 under current law.  (Note:  there is further speculation that the Super Committee will recommend reducing the federal gift tax exemption to $1 million as of December 31, 2011 or as early as the November 23, 2011.)

While it is too soon to tell whether or not these rumors will be accurate, we would suggest that anyone who was planning to take advantage of the current exemptions, contact their attorneys promptly to discuss how this could affect your estate planning.


A Member of CTC’s Legal Advisory Board named to 2012 Best Lawyers list

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Best Lawyers has named W. Donald Sparks, II, Esquire, a member of CTC’s Legal Advisory Board, to their 2012 Best Lawyers of the Year list.


October 17 – 23, 2011 has been named National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

CTC to exhibit in Atlanta Georgia at the Grand Hyatt

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

CTC welcomes the tax attorneys, accountants, financial planners, estate planners and life underwriters to the  Southern Federal Tax Institute. We welcome an opportunity to discuss your or your client’s Delaware Trust Planning needs.  Please visit our booth located directly outside the Grand Ballroom.


CTC to Exhibit at Estate Planning Council of New York City, Inc.’s Estate Planners Day May 9, 2012

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

CTC will be exhibiting at the 2012 NYC Estate Planners Day.  Please stop by our booth to discuss all of your client’s Delaware Trust needs.

 


CTC to Exhibit at the 46th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning January 9-13 2012

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Please stop by our booth at Heckerling to meet with our Team in order to discuss all of your client’s Delaware Trust needs.