Payroll Taxes, Income Taxes, Generation-Skipping Transfer

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

2013 Brings Estate, Gift & GST Tax “Permanency” At Last

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 1/16/2013

The uncertainty of the last two years was put to rest on January 2, 2013 when President Obama signed into law the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” (ATRA). The new law saved us from the “Fiscal Cliff” and forestalled...more

Recent tax law changes of 2013

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/15/2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law. Summarized below are highlights of those and other changes to Federal tax laws affecting income, payroll, gift and estate, and...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

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Approved by Congress and Signed by the President

by Dechert LLP on 1/11/2013

Summary - President Obama on January 2, 2013 signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act extends certain tax rates, tax credits, and other provisions previously enacted by other tax...more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Luis Patiño, Taylor Perodeau, Laura A. Taylor | Venable LLP on 1/8/2013

Introduction - As you no doubt have heard, the U.S. was set to plunge over the “fiscal cliff” on New Year’s Day if Congress failed to act. In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, a deal was made that averted the...more

Saved from the Fiscal Cliff

by Christopher Anderson | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 1/7/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”) was signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013. ATRA is a large tax package that renewed tax breaks for individuals and businesses and avoided automatic spending...more

The Permanent (For Now) Fiscal Cliff Compromise of 2012

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/4/2013

In dramatic fashion, Congress adopted its New Year’s tax resolutions just in time to save us from falling off the cliff. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) passed the Senate in the wee hours of New Year’s...more

President Obama Signs "Fiscal Cliff" Legislation into Law

by Edward Beckwith, John Lehrer II, Michael Nydegger, Jeffrey Paravano, Edward Ptaszek, Jr., Paul Schmidt, Christopher Swift, William J. Weber | BakerHostetler on 1/4/2013

As you likely have heard, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 8) (the "Act") on January 2, 2013. The Act, popularly known as the "fiscal cliff" legislation, permanently extends the Bush era tax cuts...more

Taxpayer Relief Act Brings Assortment of Changes

by Thomas Bonasera, Frederick Caspar, Staci Norman Criswell, Lee Stautberg | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/3/2013

Early on January 1, 2013, the Senate, by a vote of 89 to 8, approved H.R. 8, “the American Taxpayer Relief Act” (ATRA or the Bill). The House of Representatives passed the Bill by a vote of 257 to 167. Following are the major...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

Payroll Taxes › Income Taxes › Generation-Skipping Transfer