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Navigating International Estate Planning - Today, more and more people own property in more than one country, and that requires particular consideration when planning their estate. Traveling has become so easy that many...more
Thanks to a generous federal gift and estate tax exemption amount ($13.61 million for 2024), only the wealthiest of families are exposed to estate tax liability. For many, this means that estate planning now has a stronger...more
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
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
We have certainly had our share of turbulent waters in the estate planning world from 2020-2022. With two significant elections, it is hard to remember a previous time with such substantial uncertainty about how tax planning...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the 2024 annual inflation adjustments to the lifetime exclusion for federal estate and gift tax (the “basic exclusion amount”) as well as the annual gift tax exclusion, among...more
The current estate planning landscape is drastically different than it was at the beginning of this year. After an extended period of historically low rates of interest and inflation, this year the Federal Reserve began...more
The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2022-38, which sets forth inflation-adjusted items for various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which will be applicable in 2023. Here are some of the highlights...more
This Estate Planning Update reviews the newly-released estate tax exemption and gifting adjustments for 2023, the extended deadline to make a portability election, and simple ways that business owners and professionals can...more
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 2022. Because Congress could pass legislation that changes...more
In Revenue Procedure 2021-45 (RP-2021-45 (irs.gov)), the Internal Revenue Service announced annual inflation-adjusted tax rates for 2022, including provisions concerning estate and gift taxes. Beginning in 2022, the...more
The updated version of the Build Back Better Act released by the House Budget Committee on November 3, 2021, does not include any of the significant gift tax, estate tax, generation-skipping transfer tax or grantor trust...more
...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
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
It is said that two things are certain in life: death and taxes. True, but incomplete. What is missing from this short list is a third inevitable occurrence – tax law changes. We now have a new and pressing series of proposed...more
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee released, and advanced out of committee, draft tax legislation intended to form a part of the Democratic budget reconciliation bill. At almost 900 pages in length, this draft...more
On Monday, September 13, 2021, the House Ways & Means Committee released a draft tax plan which provides the clearest direction to date on how Democrats intend to use the estate and gift tax regimes to pay for part of the...more
A memo prepared by the House Ways and Means Committee outlining the proposed tax law changes has been released. The memo is accompanied by the actual bills submitted to the House. The memo outlines a variety of proposed...more
On Friday, May 28, 2021, the Treasury Department released the “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals,” otherwise known as the “Green Book” for both the American Jobs Plan and American...more
Four months into the 117th United States Congress, the anticipated federal legislative proposals to restructure the federal estate tax are finally seeing the light of day. Senator Bernie Sanders and others recently...more
Consider the estate tax planning implications before relocating - Suppose you’re contemplating a bold move — literally: pulling up stakes and moving to a foreign country. There are many possible reasons for this drastic...more
Let the taxpayer beware: the recently proposed “For the 99.5 Percent Act” introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders and Sheldon Whitehouse would radically limit the ability of parents or grandparents to make annual exclusion...more
With release by the White House and Treasury of initial details regarding Biden Administration proposed 2021 tax reform, a primary focus in Washington, D.C., for the next seven months or so will be expected changes to the tax...more
In the United States Congress, there is an arduous journey before a bill becomes law. See the classic School House Rock! video, “I’m Just a Bill.” But there is a common theme running through some gift and estate tax bills...more
The past twelve months have demonstrated that a solid estate plan, which includes steps to protect your wealth, can help you feel better prepared and provide a sense of control during times of economic uncertainty. As we...more