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Services We Provide Include:
• Probate & Estate Planning: Estate Administration, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills;
• Business Formation & Transactional Matters: Creation of Business Entities (i.e. LLC, Corp., Partnerships) & Other Business Agreements including Mergers & Acquisitions;
• Income Tax Returns: Planning & Preparation (Individuals, Partnerships, Corp., Trusts, Gift & Estate Tax, Tax-Exempt Org., Payroll & Others); and
• Audits & Appeals: Representation in Problematic Tax & Regulatory Matters.
• Personal Injury
Education
- Valparaiso University School of Law
- J.D. (2008)
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- University of Illinois - Chicago
- B.S. (2004) | Economics
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Professional Experience
- Principal
- Law Office of Louis T. Wierenga, LLC
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- Moot Court Competition, 31st Annual Moot Court Competition
Certifications
- Series 7
- FINRA
Awards
- Top Tax Twitter Accounts
- Forbes
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Volunteer of the Month
- CARPLS
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Texas
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- State Bar of Illinois
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
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Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Personal Injury matters
Practice Areas
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
- Q. To file Form 1041, the Trust needs to have gross income of $600 or more and any taxable income for the tax year.
- A: If there are no other elements to the returns, you should not need to file.
- Q. I have a question about taxes that I filed for 2021 year.
- A: You need to enter your basis (amount your contributed that was nondeductible). Based on what you shared, the result should be no taxable distribution.
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