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Estate Tax Bypass Trusts

Estate taxes, also known as inheritance or death taxes, are taxes on an individual's right to transfer property at death.
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Bringing Back the Bypass Trust

According to some people, the bypass trust (sometimes referred to as a credit shelter trust) has gone the way of the dodo bird in the current estate tax environment. However, this “dinosaur” of a technique for married couples...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Disclaiming to Save Taxes

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It’s not enough for the founder of a closely held business to have successfully established the business. The business has to grow, not only to increase profits, but also to make it more competitive and to diversify its...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Don’t Count Out the Bypass Trust

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reported demise of the bypass trust may be greatly exaggerated. In fact, this estate planning technique is still a viable option for many individuals and may actually stage a “revival” in future...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Warning: $10 Million Estate Tax Exemption Can Overfund Trusts at Death and Harm Your Surviving Family

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Congress's recent increase in the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer ("GST") tax exemption to $10 million per person adjusted annually for inflation ($11.18 million in 2018) is a welcome sweetener for many...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You reside in a state with high estate tax

Even though reforms being debated by Congress could repeal the federal estate tax with certain modifications, state estate taxes might still siphon off hundreds of thousands of dollars regardless of what happens under federal...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Beware: Your Estate Plan May Contain an Unnecessary Bypass Trust

A once-popular estate planning tool included in many Last Wills and Revocable Trusts may now cost families more in taxes than it saves. Changes in the federal estate tax have made the "bypass trust" which was often included...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Income Tax Cost Basis Planning

Prior to the recent and significant increases in the federal estate tax exemption amount, many clients engaged in planning the purpose of which was to ensure the use of both spouses’ exemption amount through the use of a...more

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