Online document & FICA vault service

New Online Document & FICA Vault Service by MDW INC Attorneys to take the pain out of storing & finding important documents & FICA headache for their clients The recent FICA Bill passed by the Government allows increased scrutiny of the bank accounts of “prominent individuals” into law. This will increase the FICA compliance requirements […]

What to do when a family member dies

Although we don’t know the ‘when’ and the ‘how’, death is a certain future event that nobody can escape, yet despite this fact many people are uncertain about what needs to be done when a friend or loved one dies.The deceased’s body needs to be moved to a mortuary and a Death Notice needs to […]

Don’t let your lawyer rip you off

13 November 2013 Hiring a law firm to wind up an estate and establishing the cost for services rendered is not as simple as it sounds, finds Angelique Ruzicka. There are a few professionals out there that will dodge the question: “So how much will it all cost?”. Usually it’s the professionals in the service […]

Trusts and the sharpened focus on the administration thereof

Treasury and Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, have identified trusts as an area of risk from a legal and taxation perspective due to the improper manner in which many trusts are being administered (or not administered). 1. Although it is not fatal to have the founder of a trust acting as a trustee, it is vital […]

Call to action!

In our experience, it is vital to regularly conduct an exercise whereby you ask yourself the following questions, inter alia, so as to establish whether or not your affairs are still up to date and in order. It is, of course, important to act on the issues that emanate from such an exercise. We have […]