On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Connelly v. United States, unanimously agreed that life insurance proceeds owned by a closely-held company should be included in the valuation of the company in determining the...more
In response to Internal Revenue Code Section 2001(g)(2), enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Act, in which the Secretary of the Treasury was directed to prescribe regulations to carry out IRC Section 2001(g) with respect to the...more
The concept of portability, permanently enacted as part of the amendments to the estate tax law under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, allows the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (DSUEA) of a decedent to be...more
The Volcker Rule Under the Trump Administration -
The so-called Volcker Rule—named after Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more
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In Steinberg v. Commissioner, 145 T.C. No. 7 (September 16, 2015), an 89 year old donor made a $109 million taxable gift to her four daughters. The gift was made after the donor and the daughters entered into a gifting...more