Prior to October 31st each year, Missouri preneed sellers must file a renewal/annual report that sets out each preneed contract issued or sold during the reporting period (September 1st through August 31st). We recently had funeral home clients express confusion over when an arrangement with a family constitutes a preneed contract.
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Nebraska Preneed Legislation – Clarifying Trust Liability
By Bill Stalter on
On January 30th, the Nebraska Legislature will conduct a hearing on a bill to fix a problem with the state’s preneed funeral law. The Burial Pre-Need Sale Act was originally passed in 1986, when preneed trusts invested almost exclusively in government bonds. The intent of the Nebraska law was to require the preneed…