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
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
6/8/2018
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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
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
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
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
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
In This Issue:
- To preserve your wealth, consider a DAPT
- Estate planning for same-sex spouses: What the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling means
- Using an FLP or LLC? Beware the step transaction...more