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Alert: Estate Planning - January 2013

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/5/2013

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

High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 1 - January 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/24/2013

Table of Contents: Remember to file your gift tax return and other follow-up related to 2012 gifts; Review estate plans in light of $5 million exemption becoming permanent; Annual exclusion amount for gifts increased for...more

Highlights of the Individual Tax Provisions in the New Taxpayer Relief Act

by Thomas Wechter | Duane Morris LLP on 1/24/2013

Originally published in the AICPA Tax Insider on January 17, 2013. After months of senseless haggling, the Senate early in the morning of Jan. 1, 2013, by a vote of 89–8, and the House of Representatives late in the...more

The Fiscal Cliff Deal - What does it mean for you and your business?

by Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 1/18/2013

In the early morning hours of January 1, 2013, the Senate approved the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) by a vote of 89-8. Less than 24 hours later, the House of Representatives also approved the Act by a vote...more

Estate Planning After the Fiscal Cliff Deal

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/17/2013

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

How Will the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Affect You - Details of Legislation passed by Congress to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

by Robert Howell, Westray Veasey | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/15/2013

On January 2, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, H.R. 8 (ATRA), preserving many of the key tax provisions passed during the George W. Bush presidency, which were scheduled to...more

McNees Insights - Asset Planning and Federal Taxation - Winter 2013

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/14/2013

2012 Tax Act - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on January 1, 2013 to avert the tax law changes that were one part of the “fiscal cliff” facing our country’s economy (the other...more

IRA Planning And Charitable Gifts

by Fredric Sytsma, Pamela Tyler | Varnum LLP on 1/14/2013

Congress extended through the end of 2013 the popular "charitable IRA transfer." This permits individuals who have reached age 70 1/2 to make income tax-free distributions up to $100,000 directly from an individual...more

Significant Estate Planning Developments in 2013

by Christina LeBlanc, Wendy Rusch | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/10/2013

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

Congress Avoids the Fiscal ‘Cliff’—Now What?

by David Herpe, Richard Lang, Jonathan Motto | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/10/2013

The new federal tax bill establishes permanent income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions that present additional planning opportunities for 2013 and beyond. ...more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Stabilizes Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-skipping Transfer Tax Law

by Henry Grix, Judith Fertel Layne | Dickinson Wright on 1/10/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "2012 Act") — actually passed by Congress on January 1, 2013 — brings welcome stability to federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax law which has been in...more

Important New Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act

by Edward Chaney, Matthew Elkin, Kimberly Eney, Alexander Reid, Celia Roady, Caroline Waldner | Morgan Lewis on 1/7/2013

From tax rates and tax extenders to the revival of the Pease limitation, the act includes a host of provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations....more

Fiscal cliff avoided — what it means for you

by Jeffrey Glaser, Robert Louis, Elizabeth Mullen | Saul Ewing LLP on 1/5/2013

While most of us were celebrating the new year, members of the U.S. House and Senate were trying to prevent a fall over the dreaded "fiscal cliff," the combination of automatic tax increases and automatic reductions in...more

Tax Law Blog: Estate and Gift Law Tax Aspects of Fiscal Cliff Legislation

by Margaret Van Houten | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/3/2013

The Fiscal Cliff legislation passed by the Senate on Monday and the House of Representatives late on New Year’s Day extends the estate, gift and generation skipping tax provisions we have been working with in 2011 and 2012....more

Insight on Estate Planning - Year End 2012

by Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 12/6/2012

In This Issue: - The spousal lifetime access trust: A safety net in uncertain times - Be prepared for a triggering event: If you own interests in a closely held business, consider a buy-sell agreement - Is your...more

Estate and Gift Tax Planning Opportunities Scheduled to “Sunset” on December 31, 2012

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/6/2012

The estate and gift tax laws under the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, are scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2012. These laws provide opportunities to transfer assets to...more

Gifting and Other Tax Planning Opportunities in 2011

by Venable LLP on 11/25/2011

As many of you already are aware, on December 17, 2010, Congress passed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the "Act"). The Act provides for the following: - For 2011,...more

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