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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
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Thinking About Making Taxable Gifts Before the 2026 Sunset?

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As we will see shortly, it is often “better to give than to receive,” though this statement begs the obvious question of whether it is better to do so during one’s lifetime or upon one’s death. Many well-to-do individuals...more

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Plan Now for Sunsetting Estate & Gift Tax Exemption

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As we’ve previously discussed, portability is an important feature of an estate plan. Portability allows the surviving spouse to die to “save” any of their predeceased spouse’s unused federal estate and gift exemption amount....more

Lathrop GPM

Estate Planning 2024 Federal Tax Update

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As we start the new year, this Federal Tax Update highlights estate planning-related federal tax information that may be helpful as you consider planning options for 2024. ...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Maryland And Federal Estate Tax Portability In A Nutshell

In the technology world, portability has become increasingly important as people become more mobile and reliant on a variety of devices to access and use information. Portability allows individuals to work remotely or while...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Personal Planning Strategies - July 2022

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With Recent Court Decision, Out-of-State Owners of New York Houses Can Breathe Easier - A recent New York appellate court ruling has major implications for individuals who own a house in New York State but do not consider...more

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WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES: PLAIN & SIMPLE – Should You Rely on Estate Tax Portability?

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Every U.S. citizen may gift, during life or at death, assets to his or her children free of federal estate or gift tax up to an aggregate amount – frequently called the “exemption amount.” The exemption amount in 2021 is...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You’re not paying enough attention to state estate tax laws

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides greater flexibility in estate planning for many taxpayers. So, no more estate tax worries for most people, right? Not so fast. For residents of some states, state estate or inheritance taxes...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act supercharges exemption portability

Somewhat lost in the clamor of the tax changes enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the fact that the new law preserves the “portability” provision for married couples. Portability allows an estate to elect to permit the...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - June/July 2018

In This Issue: - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act supercharges exemption portability - Buy-sell agreements: When a smart business decision also makes estate planning sense - Picking up stakes: Understand the tax and estate...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Federal Estate, Gift and GST Tax Exemption Amounts Spike

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On December 22, 2017, President Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (“TCJA”) ushering in significant changes to the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax laws. Through December 31, 2017, the federal...more

Stinson LLP

In Pursuit of Portability

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The concept of portability, permanently enacted as part of the amendments to the estate tax law under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, allows the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (DSUEA) of a decedent to be...more

Dickinson Wright

Estate Tax Portability – Not So Fast My Friend

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Many of you have heard of the new Federal estate tax “portability” rule that allows a surviving spouse to effectively inherit any unused federal estate tax exemption of a predeceased spouse. An individual can only use the...more

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IRS Grants Taxpayers Two-Year Window to File Portability Election

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In a long-awaited move, the IRS announced recently that taxpayers will now have at least two years to file an estate tax return to elect portability of a decedent’s unused estate tax exemption to the decedent’s surviving...more

Williams Mullen

Estate Administration Update: A Simplified Procedure for the Portability Election

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Recently, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2017-34 (the “Revenue Procedure”), providing a simplified process for certain estates requiring an extension of time to make a portability election under § 2010(c)(5)(A) of the...more

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Late Portability Election Denied for Estate That Was Over the Estate Tax Return Filing Threshold

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One of the key changes of the 2010 Tax Relief Act is the addition of “portability” of the first deceased spouse’s unused basic exclusion amount, commonly referred to as the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount. Under...more

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Personal Planning Strategies - December 2016

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2017 Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update: What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan - As we previously reported, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "Act") made the following permanent:...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2016 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2016, we continued to experience a period of relative stability in our federal transfer tax system and have been able to plan without expecting imminent significant changes to the system. Under the American Taxpayer Relief...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Portability is a thoroughly modern estate tax break

Computers and phones aren’t the only things that are portable today. The gift and estate tax exemption is also “portable” for married couples. Portability simplifies estate planning by allowing a surviving spouse to use the...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning -June/July 2016

Portability is a thoroughly modern estate tax break - Computers and phones aren’t the only things that are portable today. The gift and estate tax exemption is also “portable” for married couples. Portability simplifies...more

Butler Snow LLP

Planning for the $5-$10 Million Couple: Portability or Credit Shelter?

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In 2009, each individual had a $3.5 million estate tax exemption. If a married individual had assets over $3.5 million, without careful planning, those assets in excess of $3.5 million would fall subject to a 45% estate tax....more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The Future of Credit Shelter Trusts

When the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, some observers thought that certain provisions would sound the death knell for a popular legal tax shelter strategy known as Credit Shelter Trusts (CST)....more

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Estate Planning 101: What is a “Sweetheart Trust?”

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When discussing your estate planning needs with your attorney, after you discuss basic terms and concepts, your attorney will likely talk to you about the different types of revocable living trusts that may be appropriate for...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Marriage and Taxes in 2013

Two significant events in 2013 underscored the nexus of marriage and taxes that make it possible for many couples to radically simplify their estate planning. ...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - Year End 2013: Can portability help preserve retirement benefits?

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) made the estate tax exemption “portability” feature permanent. This allows a surviving spouse to take advantage of a deceased spouse’s unused federal gift and estate tax...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - Year End 2013

In This Issue: - State death taxes can be hazardous to your estate - Can portability help preserve retirement benefits? - Provide for family members with special needs using an SNT - Estate...more

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