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Estate taxes, also known as inheritance or death taxes, are taxes on an individual's right to transfer property at death.
Lewis Roca

Supreme Court Decision in Connelly v. United States

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On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in in Connelly, As Executor of the Estate of Connelly v. United States, (602 US ________). The decision involves the application of the federal estate tax...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Wills, Trusts and Estates: Plain and Simple - Estate Planning – Besides Saving Estate Taxes, What Should Be On Your Checklist?

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The federal estate tax exemption is now $11.4 million per person ($22.8 million/couple), and the New York State estate tax exemption is now $5,740,000 per person. Generally, the exemption amount is the value of assets that...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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