The law firm of Willie, Cheatum, and Howe is structured as a…

The law firm of Willie, Cheatum, and Howe is structured as a professional corporation that has three key employees between ages 39 and 43, two law clerks in their late 20s, and two secretaries, both age 31. The three key employees earn $500,000 per year. The law clerks are paid $30,000 and the secretaries are paid $15,000 annually. Turnover for both the law clerks and secretaries has been rather high, with at least one law clerk and one secretary leaving about every 6 months for the past year. Characteristics of the firm that would make a cross-tested plan a less than optimal solution for the firm include

Angus Deter, age 60, had a 60% interest in Amalgamated Manuf…

Angus Deter, age 60, had a 60% interest in Amalgamated Manufacturing before his death this year. Corporate-owned key employee life insurance on Angus named Trisha, his 35-year-old wife, as the beneficiary of the $500,000 policy. Angus believed Trisha would share the proceeds with the corporation to ease any transition costs. Distribution of this life insurance policy