For your reference, here is a quick recap of some of the most well-read estate planning and related updates, news, and commentary published on JD Supra during 2021:

1. IRS Announces Increased Gift and Estate Tax Exemption Amounts - by Sara Wells at Morgan Lewis
2. Proposed Tax Law Changes Impacting Estate and Gift Taxes - by David Bussolotta at Pullman & Comley
3. House Democrats Propose Estate and Gift Tax Law Changes: Important Estate Planning Implications - by Anya Endsley and Katherine Galloway at Verrill
4. Proposed Gift and Estate Tax Changes Mean Some May Need to Act Now - by Mark Bradley and Shanna Yonke at Ruder Ware
5. 2021 California Estate and Tax Planning Newsletter - by William Finestone at Blank Rome
6. The Elimination of the Oklahoma Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare - by Maggie Martin at Crowe & Dunlevy
7. The Federal Estate Tax In 2021: What Might We Expect? What Can We Do? - by attorneys at Farrell Fritz
8. Preparing Your Estate Plan for Biden Administration Tax Changes - by Edward Beckwith and Jeffrey Paravano at BakerHostetler
9. Proposed Legislation to Change Estate and Gift Tax Planning - by Susan Bock, Wendy Goffe, Emily Karr at Stoel Rives
10. Increased Capital Gain Rate, Nonresident Aliens, And ESBTs - by Louis Vlahos at Rivkin Radler
11. For The 99.5% Act – Is Change a Coming for the Estate Planning World? - by Jennifer Wioncekat Bilzin Sumberg
12. [Podcast] Interview With Pamela Morgan (Part One) - Digital Planning Podcast - by Justin Brown at Troutman Pepper
13. How to Apply for FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance - by Max Goldstein and Lauren Taylor at Shutts Bowen
14. Re-Evaluating Real Estate Dispositions Under the Biden Tax Plan - by Elizabeth Whitman at Whitman Legal Solutions
15. U.S. Senate Introduces Legislation for Higher Taxes on Wealth - by Stefanie J. Lipson, Marc M. Stern, Laura Zwicker at Greenberg Glusker

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