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Fiscal Cliff Estate Planning

Fiscal Cliff is a non-technical economic term used popularly to describe a series of tax increases and mandatory budget cuts set to occur at the beginning of 2013.  The term "cliff" refers to the... more +
Fiscal Cliff is a non-technical economic term used popularly to describe a series of tax increases and mandatory budget cuts set to occur at the beginning of 2013.  The term "cliff" refers to the idea that such increases and cuts would be catastrophic to the fragile economy and consequently, force the economy off of a metaphorical cliff. less -
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Estate Planning in 2014

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Exemptions and Rates - On Jan. 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) into effect to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” setting the unified Federal gift and estate tax exemption at $5...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - February/March 2013

In This Issue: - Fiscal cliff deal brings some certainty to estate planning - Strong governance enhances a family business’s value - Should you donate life insurance to charity? - Estate Planning Pitfall -...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - February/March 2013: Fiscal cliff deal brings some certainty to estate planning

Congress’s eleventh-hour deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” produced the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). The act focuses on income taxes, but it also provides much-needed certainty for people engaged in estate...more

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Termination of Credit Shelter Trusts

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As discussed in a previous article, due to higher estate tax exemption, certain trusts previously established for purposes of avoiding estate taxes under the estate plan of a predeceased spouse may no longer be necessary in...more

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Estate Planning After the American Taxpayer Relief Act

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Congress adopted the American Taxpayer Relief Act (the Act), effective January 1, 2013. The Act made permanent tax rates and exemptions for estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes. Prior laws incorporated...more

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Estate Planning Considerations: Documentation and Peace of Mind

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With the introduction of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Act), the world of estate planning has been injected with a dose of certainty after more than 10 years of uncertainty as to federal estate, gift and...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Alert: Estate Planning - January 2013

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For the first time in more than a decade, clients and advisors can plan their estates with a significant degree of certainty. The new tax law passed by Congress on January 1, 2013 and signed into law by President Obama...more

McCarter & English, LLP

2013 Estate Planning Update

As 2012 drew to a close, your estate planning attorney's attention was diverted from the ball drop in Times Square to whether Congress would drop the ball with respect to the fiscal cliff. Congress, however, passed the...more

Dechert LLP

What the “Fiscal Cliff” Resolution Means for Personal Estate Planning

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For the first time in 12 years, the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax law does not have a built-in expiration date in the United States. Congress has exempted all estates below approximately $5 million ($10...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Fiscal Cliff Deal Preserves Enhanced Conservation Easement Tax Benefits

Conservation easements are an effective tool for tax and estate planning and there are significant tax benefits to implementing them in 2013....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Estate Planning & Federal Tax Update - Winter 2013

With the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “ATRA ”) passed and the fiscal cliff safely averted, the time has come to turn your attention to your estate plan. What Did the ATRA Accomplish? The fiscal cliff...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Estate Planning After the Fiscal Cliff Deal

Now that a deal averting the fiscal cliff has finally been reached, many of the tax and planning issues that have been mired in uncertainty for the past two years (and even longer in some cases) may be resolved. Numerous tax...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Estate Planning Implications of the Fiscal Cliff Deal

After a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff was passed by Congress on January 1, 2013, President Obama signed into law the new American Taxpayer Relief Act (“ATRA 2012”) on January 2, 2013. ATRA 2012 extends...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Significant Estate Planning Developments in 2013

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The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Act) was enacted on January 2, 2013....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Wealth Management Update Newsletter - January 2013

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We Didn't (Quite) Fall off the Cliff, But We Still Have To Clean up the Mess! When the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2012, estate planning practitioners said "good night" to an unprecedented period of working...more

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The Family Investment Company - An Integrated Income and Estate Tax Planning Tool

Overview - As we approach the edge of the fiscal cliff over the last two weeks of 2012, some of you may be wondering if there is any last minute tax planning that might be done to avoid sending a large check to Uncle...more

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