Supreme Court Ruling in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. [TBD] and its Relevance to Income Taxation of Accumulated Income in California Trusts -
The Supreme Court...more
7/5/2019
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Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update -
What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan -
The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer...more
11/29/2018
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October Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The October § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and...more
10/9/2018
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June Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The June § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs...more
6/4/2018
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May Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The May § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is...more
5/3/2018
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Increase in Exemption from Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes -
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act implements a variety of significant tax reforms....more
2/26/2018
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December Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The December § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs...more
12/19/2017
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2018 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
11/22/2017
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