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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 -
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Here Today, Gone in 2026 - Plan to Use Estate, Gift and GST Tax Exemptions in 2025

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In 2018, as part of the “Trump tax cuts,” the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption was increased to $11,180,000, with annual increases for inflation.  Today, the exemption stands at...more

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History and Outlook of the Federal Estate Tax

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At the end of 2025, the federal estate and gift tax exemption will dramatically decrease unless Congress affirmatively passes a law saying otherwise. This event is the “sunsetting” of a 2018 federal tax law and is leading...more

Brooks Pierce

Changing Laws Present Unique Estate Planning Opportunities for Married Couples

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Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping...more

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Planning for the Sunset of the Gift and Estate Tax Exemption

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Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Sunset and Cloudy Skies on Horizon for Federal Estate Taxation

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Estate planning and wealth transfer professionals have their eyes on the sky as the future of federal estate taxation grows increasingly nebulous. Background - The federal gift and estate tax exemption is the amount...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Understanding the 2026 Changes to the Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Tax Exemptions

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 provided major changes to the Internal Revenue Code, specifically doubling the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption (collectively, the exemption) from...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Seize the Moment: Maximizing Your Estate Planning Before 2026

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In a significant legislative shift, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 doubled the exemption amounts for estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (collectively known as “Death Taxes”). As of 2024, the federal...more

Blank Rome LLP

Don’t Wait until Next Year to Make Your Gift!

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Any estate planning attorney will tell you that certain years stick out in their professional lives more than others. Here are some recent examples...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Once Removed Episode 19: The Step-Transaction Doctrine and the Case of Smaldino

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Because each donor is treated as a separate party for tax and other purposes, donors often involve others in making gifts. For example, a donor might transfer assets to his or her spouse, so the spouse actually makes the gift...more

Freeman Law

IRS Form 709 | Gift and Generation | Skipping Transfers: Recent Updates and Common Mistakes

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Fewer taxpayers are subject to gift taxes thanks to a $12,920,000.00 lifetime gift tax exemption for 2023. Because many taxpayers do not fall under the exemption amount, they do not necessarily have to file a gift tax return....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Increases to Gift and Estate Tax Exemption, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption, and Annual Gift Tax Exclusion

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In 2024, the federal estate, gift, and Generation Skipping Transfer tax exemption amount increased from $12.92 million to $13.61 million per individual (a combined $27.22 million for a married couple), representing an...more

Hinckley Allen

Understanding 2024 Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemptions

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Each year, certain estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax figures are subject to inflation adjustments that go in effect on January 1. Below are the current adjustments for 2024....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Prepare for Soaring Estate and Gift Tax Exclusions and GST Tax Exemption to Close After 2025

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On January 1, 2024, the amounts that individuals can gift free of federal gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax rose to $13,610,000 for individuals and $27,220,000 for married couples due to inflation adjustments....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Window Closing for New Yorkers to Take Advantage of Expanded Federal Tax Exclusions and Exemptions

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The federal gift and estate tax exclusions and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption increased significantly under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Recent inflation adjustments have expanded them even...more

Blank Rome LLP

Take Note: Significant 2024 Gift/Estate Tax Exemption Inflation Increases

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The New Year brought inflation adjustments to the federal and some states’ gift/estate tax exemption amounts, thereby increasing the amount individuals can gift during life and at death free of federal and state gift and...more

K&L Gates LLP

Tax and Estate Planning Opportunities to Consider Now

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A New Year is upon us, it is an election year, and a rollback of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes is scheduled for the not too distant future. State and federal estate and gift taxes are an...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Once Removed Episode 17: Annual Gifting to Individuals: Options, Opportunities and Pitfalls

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The beginning of the year is a good time to think about annual gifts to descendants and other beneficiaries. Episode 17 will walk through some options to make efficient use of annual gifting and also address some potential...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

Lathrop GPM

Estate Tax Sunset Encourages Strategic Asset Retitling

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Current tax laws provide historically high exclusion amounts for the federal estate and generation skipping transfer tax. These exclusion amounts, however, are slated to sunset by roughly 50% at the end of 2025. ...more

Cole Schotz

2024 Estate and Gift Tax Update

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The IRS has announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2024. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2024, the Federal applicable exemption will increase from $12.92 million to $13.61...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Year-End Estate Planning for 2023

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A strong stock market and “soft landing” have generated significant wealth this year. The gift tax, estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax are all imposed on the fair market value of assets at the time of transfer....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Maximizing Your Wealth Transfer Potential: Updates to Gift, Estate, and GST Tax Exemptions for 2024

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When it comes to passing wealth to the next generation, one of the most powerful tools in our toolbox is the use of your lifetime gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax (GST) exemption amounts. While the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Personal Planning Strategies - November 2023

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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 Relief Act of 2012 (the “2012 Act”). In...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Estate and Tax Planning 2023 Update: Act While You Can

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Although the IRS is now on high alert for wealthy individuals, new and existing planning opportunities are available, such as tax-free gifts and other advantageous planning. Wealthy individuals and families should take...more

Blank Rome LLP

Don’t Wait until Time Is Up

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Lately, friends, family, and clients seem to be asking the same questions: “When should I think about estate planning? Is it actually necessary for me to have an estate plan?” As life is unpredictable, it is better to start...more

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