From time to time, we provide updates in the estate planning area. While the November 2022 federal elections resulted in a divided Congress that dampens the likelihood of major federal tax legislation, we thought this would...more
5/31/2023
/ Capital Gains ,
Charitable Remainder Trust ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Interest Rates ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Transfer Taxes
The Estate Planning Team at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP issues advisories regularly to communicate important law changes and other matters of interest to our clients, their advisors, and our friends. The 2020 presidential...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed a tax bill that had been passed by the Senate and House called “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for...more
1/17/2018
/ Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Income Taxes ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on Jan. 2, 2013, avoiding dramatic changes to tax exemptions and tax rates on transfers subject to federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping...more