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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon’s New Estate Tax Exemption for Family Businesses engaged in Farming, Forestry, ‎or Fishing Businesses

On July 13, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law SB 498, which provides a new Oregon estate tax exemption for up to $15 million (the NR Exemption) of natural resource property that is used in a decedent’s farming,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Build Back Better Act and What the Changes to Gift and Estate Taxes Could Mean for Your Family Business

The House Ways and Means Committee recently released its plan to pay for President Biden's proposed Build Back Better Act. While the plan is still in negotiations and changes to the legislation are likely, many of the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

A Farewell to the Current Gift and Estate Tax Exemption?

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We recently wrote about a window of opportunity to take advantage of the rising estate and gift tax exemption before it sets. It is becoming clearer that the window may be shutting fast. The opportunity to take advantage...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Estate Planning Ownership Transfers May Require PPP Lender or SBA Approval

Current high estate tax exemption amounts, low interest rates, and decreased company valuations have many family business owners scrambling to make gifts of ownership interests or close other succession planning transactions...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of New US Tax Law on High Net Worth Individuals, Trusts and Family Offices

The newly enacted U.S. tax law makes significant changes to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code affecting high net worth individuals, their investment entities and family offices. These changes are likely to spur gift...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Private Wealth Updates - Fall 2017

The gift tax annual exclusion will increase from $14,000 to $15,000 next year, allowing donors to give up to $15,000 ($30,000 combined for married couples) per donee each year without incurring gift tax or using lifetime gift...more

Downey Brand LLP

Tax Law Uncertainty Should Not Delay Farming Business Succession Planning

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President Trump promised and will pursue tax reform, but Congress must agree to any proposal. For the most part, a majority vote in both houses would allow tax reform for about a decade, and at least sixty Senate votes would...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Personal Planning Strategies - December 2016

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2017 Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update: What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan - As we previously reported, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "Act") made the following permanent:...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2016 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2016, we continued to experience a period of relative stability in our federal transfer tax system and have been able to plan without expecting imminent significant changes to the system. Under the American Taxpayer Relief...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Effectively Utilize Your Combined Federal Gift and Estate Tax Exemption

As of 2016, each person has an aggregate $5.45 million exemption from the federal gift and estate taxes. This exemption can be used either during lifetime or at death (or both, if not all of it is used for lifetime gifts)....more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Dynasty Trust Planning: A Tax-Efficient Way to Manage Wealthy Families' Assets

Private Wealth Services partner, Michelle R. Canerday, and Corporate & Securities partner, Robert G. Gerber, recently co-authored the article "Dynasty Trust Planning: A Tax-Efficient Way to Manage Wealthy Families' Assets,"...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Qualified Family Business Exemption for Inheritance Tax

The Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Act was amended recently to exempt interests in a “qualified family-owned business” from the Inheritance Tax. The goal of this exemption is to preserve certain family-owned business...more

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