SUCCESSION PLANNING
BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING:
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Reduce Taxes & Prepare for the Future
Jeremy Graber Partner-in-Charge Foulston Siefkin LLP Topeka
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May/june 2021
TK Business Magazine
For the business owner, there is no right time to start succession planning. But there is certainly a wrong time, and that’s when it is too late, often after a significant life event. Regular business matters often take precedence over longer-term planning for an issue with an uncertain timeframe. But as gift and estate tax limits roll back in 2026, and possibly earlier if Washington acts, now may be the time to start a business succession plan and position yourself for tax benefits. Succession planning is developing a plan to transfer ownership and/ or management of your business. Decisions about the economic benefits, control and timeframe do not have to be implemented all at once. You can transfer some or even most of the economic benefits to your children now, while retaining full control until later. Similarly, perhaps you can transfer dayto-day management to another person but maintain an economic interest in your company.
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