Our Services

At Coffman, DeFries & Nothern, we provide a complete range of estate planning, trust, and probate services including:

• Assistance in management of assets during lifetime;
• Advice about the disposition of assets at death;
• Charitable gift planning;
• Wills and Trust Agreements;
• Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney;
• Premarital agreements;
• Transferring assets to Trusts;
• Assisting Executors and family Trustees with their duties;
• Representation before the Probate Court;
• Working closely with other members of the estate planning team such as: trust officers, charitable gift planners, accountants, financial planners, and insurance counsellors;
• Preparing estate and inheritance tax returns; and
• Assistance in transferring assets to the ultimate beneficiaries.
  

We represent, advise, and assist our clients on many types of tax matters and controversies including:

• Income taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, sales and use taxes, excise taxes, and property taxes;
• Preparation of income, estate, and inheritance tax returns;
• Representation before state and local taxing authorities and regulatory agencies; and
• Representation before the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Tax Court.
  

We advise our clients on all types of business issues in addition to taxes, including:

• Whether to operate a business as a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a sole proprietorship;
• Commercial property law;
• Real estate sales contracts, leases, and deeds;
• Zoning and land use;
• Lobbying the Kansas Legislature and administrative agencies on behalf of our clients;
• Buy-Sell agreements;
• Transferring family-owned businesses to the next generation;
• Dissolution of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies;
• Employment agreements; and
• Other business contracts, agreements, and documents.