The annual gift tax exclusion amount has increased for the second straight year. The IRS raised the exclusion amount for 2023 to $17,000 per recipient, up from $16,000 per recipient in 2022. In the recent past, adjustments...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of February 15 – February 19, 2021 - Kramer v. Comm’r, T.C....more
Each year US citizens may make “annual exclusion” gifts under Internal Revenue Code § 2503(b). In 2020, the amount an individual can pass without using any of his or her exclusion from estate and gift tax is $15,000, or...more
Transfers of appreciating assets to spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs) have become an increasingly popular and flexible estate planning technique. By making a completed gift now, a donor can lock in gifts of amounts up to...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 7, 2020 – September 11, 2020... September 4, 2020: The IRS published Competent...more
Over the past five years, I have prepared all the gift tax returns for Chambliss’ tax clients. Gift taxes can become quite complex and vary based on a taxpayer’s individual circumstances. There is a lot of confusion and...more
Now that fewer people are subject to federal gift taxes, because of a generous $11.58 million lifetime gift tax exemption for 2020, a question many are asking is: “Do I need to file a gift tax return?” The short answer is...more
As a result of the Federal Reserve Bank's recent stimulus and interest rate decreases in response to the coronavirus, intra-family loans can be used to transfer wealth to future generations with no gift tax consequences as...more
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The IRS released new final estate and gift tax regulations that include guidance on taxpayers seeking so-called “portability” elections to carry over the lifetime exclusion from the first spouse to die to the second spouse. ...more
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
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
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
Anyone transferring anything of value to another person during 2012 needs to consider whether it’s necessary to file a gift tax return. Some transfers require a return even if no tax is owed. And, in some cases, it’s...more