Roth Conversions, Income Taxes

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

Roth Conversion Opportunities Expand, But Practical Questions Remain

by Jeff Belfiglio | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/21/2013

The recent “fiscal cliff” tax law, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), includes a provision effective Jan. 1, 2013 that greatly expands the ability of plan participants to convert pre-tax plan accounts to after-tax Roth...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act Affects Mass Transit Benefits and Other Employee Benefits

by Emily Erstling, Paul M. Hamburger, Lisa Berkowitz Herrnson, Steven Weinstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/21/2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("ATRA") into law. ATRA, adopted as an alternative to stepping over the "fiscal cliff," preserves most of the Bush-era tax cuts and...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act Increases Access To In-Plan Roth Conversions

by Darren Goodman, Andrew E. Graw | Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/21/2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “2012 Act”). The 2012 Act expands the ability of participants in 401(k) and other eligible retirement plans to convert their pre-tax...more

Fiscal Cliff Legislation - Employee Benefits and Compensation Provisions of Interest

by Jessica Carter, David Glaser, Meridith Bogart Krell, Carrie Mitnick, Bernard O'Hare, Bruce Wolff | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/18/2013

Earlier this month we notified you that that under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012—i.e., the “fiscal cliff legislation”—Congress extended the ability of employers to pay or reimburse an employee on a tax-free basis...more

Rates of Change: The Effect of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on Individual and Fiduciary Income Taxes

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/18/2013

For all the public discussion in 2012 of the need for a significant reformation and restructuring of the Internal Revenue Code, the income tax provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the 2012 Act) are at their...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

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

New Law Expands “In-Plan” Roth 401(k) Conversions

by Nancy Gerrie, Elizabeth Savard, Joseph Urwitz | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/10/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "fiscal cliff" bill) allows employers to amend 401(k), 403(b) and governmental 457(b) plans to permit participants to convert pre-tax account balances to Roth account balances. ...more

Fiscal Cliff II: What’s Next For Tax Reform?

by Mary Burke Baker, Michael W. Evans, Andrés Gil, Karishma Shah Page, Ryan J. Severson | K&L Gates LLP on 1/9/2013

On January 1, 2013, the Senate and House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), signed into law by President Obama on January 2. ATRA averts the “fiscal cliff” by making permanent the...more

Legal Alert: The Cliff-Hanger (Chapter One) is Over: Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Robert S. Chase II, Adam Cohen, Nikola R. Djuric, Dwaune Dupree, Daniel McKeithen, Amish Shah, Douglas Siegler, Carol Tello | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/8/2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act), effective as of January 1, 2013. In general, the Act made permanent for most taxpayers the tax rate cuts first enacted...more

Summary of Income Tax Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by D. Michael O'Leary, Gary Teblum | Trenam Kemker on 1/8/2013

As you no doubt are aware, Congress just passed, and the President just signed into law, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act is effective as of January 1, 2013. This summary addresses certain of...more

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