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California Tax Law Services for Los Angeles Clients
Bay Legal PC serves clients throughout California — including the Los Angeles area — with estate planning, trust administration, probate, IRS tax resolution, and real estate tax planning. Attorney Jayson Elliott is licensed by the California State Bar (Bar No. 332479) and serves clients in all 58 California counties.
Los Angeles real estate values have appreciated dramatically over recent decades. Many LA homeowners face significant Prop 19, estate tax, and capital gains planning needs as properties change hands between generations.
Key Practice Areas for Los Angeles Clients
- Prop 19 planning for Los Angeles inherited homes
- Estate planning for high-net-worth LA families
- IRS audit and tax resolution for entertainment and business professionals
- Probate administration for Los Angeles estates
- Capital gains planning on LA real estate sales
Estate Planning for Los Angeles Families
California's expensive probate process — with statutory fees calculated on gross property values — makes proper estate planning especially valuable for Los Angeles homeowners. A revocable living trust avoids probate entirely, keeping asset transfers private, fast, and far less expensive than court administration.
For families with real estate in Los Angeles worth more than the federal estate tax exemption threshold, trust-based estate tax planning can also significantly reduce or eliminate federal estate tax exposure.
Key estate planning services for Los Angeles clients include: revocable living trusts, pour-over wills, durable powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and advanced strategies including bypass trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and irrevocable life insurance trusts.
Probate and Trust Administration
When a Los Angeles family member dies with assets subject to California probate, the process typically takes 12–24 months and costs a significant percentage of the gross estate in statutory fees. Bay Legal PC guides Los Angeles families through probate administration and successor trustee duties — managing assets, addressing creditor claims, and distributing property to beneficiaries efficiently.
IRS Tax Resolution for Los Angeles Taxpayers
Bay Legal PC represents Los Angeles area taxpayers in IRS audits, appeals, Offers in Compromise, installment agreements, and penalty abatement proceedings. Attorney-client privilege protects sensitive communications — a significant advantage over working with a CPA or enrolled agent alone for complex IRS matters.
Proposition 19 Planning
California Proposition 19 (effective February 2021) significantly restricted property tax exclusions for inherited property. Los Angeles families with appreciated real estate face important planning decisions about how to structure transfers to minimize Prop 19 reassessment while preserving the stepped-up basis benefit at death.
Bay Legal PC helps Los Angeles families analyze the Prop 19 implications of their estate plans and develops strategies to balance property tax, capital gains tax, and estate planning goals. See our complete Prop 19 guide for more information.
Serving Los Angeles Clients
Bay Legal PC serves Los Angeles clients via phone and video consultation, with in-person meetings available at our Palo Alto headquarters or at mutually convenient locations. All consultations are free and confidential. Call (650) 668-8000, email [email protected], or schedule online at baylegal.com.