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Andrew H. Dohan, Esquire
Lentz, Cantor & Massey, Ltd.
460 East King Road
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 722-5800
fax: (610) 647-6714
dohan@lentzlaw.com
Price List for 2004: In an effort to be competitive and provide peace of mind regarding legal billing practices, the following types of legal work can be performed on a fixed fee basis:
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Simple Wills for husband and wife with no trust
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$ 400
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Simple Will for one spouse with no trust
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300
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Simple Wills for husband and wife with a trust for minor children
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500
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Simple Will for one spouse with a trust for minor children
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350
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Wills for husband and wife with tax planning credit shelter trust
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950
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Wills for husband and wife with credit shelter trust and marital deduction trust
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1,050
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Wills for husband and wife plus Joint Trust to pool available assets to fund tax planning credit shelter trust
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1,100
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Pour over Wills
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250
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Deeds of Trust for husband and wife with credit shelter trust, marital deduction trust, and generation skipping transfer tax planning
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850
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Codicil changing names of executors, trustees or guardians
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125
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Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust without GST
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900
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Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust with GST
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1,000
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Qualified Personal Residence Trust
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850
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Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
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850
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Section 2503(c) Gift to Minor Trust (until age 21)
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600
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Gift to Minor Trust (until an age beyond 21)
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700
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Obtaining a tax identification number
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50
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One set of notice letters for a gift to an irrevocable trust (regardless of number of beneficiaries to whom sent)
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125
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Real estate deed
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125
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Simple spousal agreement regarding inherited/gifted property being separate
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300
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Family Limited Partnership
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850
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Power of Attorney (included with Wills if doing Wills)
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100
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Living Will/Health Care Directive (included with Wills if doing Wills)
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50
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Fees for other types of work, although computed at my hourly rate of $225, will often fall into these ranges (depending upon the complexity of the engagement):
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Shareholder Agreement/Buy-Sell Agreement
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$850-1,500
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Employment Agreements
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300-500
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Partnership Agreements
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850-1,500
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Incorporations (including issuing stock certificates, initial minutes, bylaws, sub-S elections, and obtaining tax ID number; not including costs)
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600
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Tax Returns:
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Individual Income Tax Returns (1040)
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Fiduciary (Trust) Income Tax Returns (1041)
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Copy costs, long distance telephone charges, special delivery expenses, filing fees, tax program computer access charges, advertising costs, and the like will be in addition to these legal fees. For example, the computer access charges that we pay to our tax return software provider range from $20 to $60. The costs and filing fees for an incorporation will be about $350 for the Department of State filing fee, advertising costs, and the corporate kit and seal. The filing fee for a real estate deed is about $40.
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