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Maximizing QSBS Benefits with Estate Planning: The Art of Stacking

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The number of taxpayers seeking the benefits of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) has picked up steam in recent years, particularly since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) lowered the federal corporate tax rates to...more

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Death and Taxes – The Three Unavoidable Taxes in Estate Administration

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Death and taxes are often jokingly said to be two of the only unavoidable things in life. Unfortunately, taxes are also unavoidable when someone passes away. When administering an estate or trust after someone’s death, three...more

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Big Increase in 2024 Estate Exemption – IRS Issues 2024 Inflation Adjustments

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The IRS recently issued the 2024 annual adjustments for numerous tax provisions, including changes to tax brackets and standard deductions. Popular adjustments include...more

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House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more

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Update - Tax Proposals of the House Ways and Means Committee: Reconciliation Bill to Target Trusts, Estates, and the Wealthy

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Last month, the House Ways & Means Committee (the "Committee") approved draft legislation (the “Legislation”) as part of Congress' ongoing $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation process. The Legislation includes significant tax...more

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Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for Trusts, Estates, and Retirement Accounts

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In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Proposed Tax Legislation Would Dramatically Impact Private Wealth Planning

The House Ways and Means Committee recently proposed new draft federal tax legislation that would dramatically affect the Private Wealth area. Many of the changes are time sensitive. Thankfully, unlike previously publicized...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Reading the "Green Book" Tea Leaves: President Biden's Tax Proposals and What It Means for International Private Clients

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On May 28, the U.S. Treasury Department released its general explanation of the Biden Administration's U.S. tax proposals. Commonly referred to as the "Green Book," the explanation outlines the new U.S. tax proposals set...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

2020 Tax Planning: Benefits of GRATs

Now may be an opportune time to gift assets out of your estate, particularly through an estate planning technique known as the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (“GRAT“)—a small silver lining of the alarming pandemic and down...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: An Overview and Four 2018 Planning Suggestions

For the first time in more than 30 years, the countdown to the New Year was also the countdown to major revisions to the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) became law in late December 2017 and contains sweeping changes...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Tax Reform: The Current State of Play & The Big Picture (Updated 11/16)

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The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed description of the Senate's tax reform bill, titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on November 9. The Committee has not released the text of the bill, and likely will not do so...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2016 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2016, we continued to experience a period of relative stability in our federal transfer tax system and have been able to plan without expecting imminent significant changes to the system. Under the American Taxpayer Relief...more

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