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Massachusetts Tax Reform Enacted – Estate Tax Exemption Increase and Other Help for Residents

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The long-awaited Massachusetts tax reform package was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Among the provisions: Estate Tax Reform: Establishes a non-refundable credit of $99,600 for each estate,...more

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Massachusetts Tax Reform – Help for Families and Seniors

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s long awaited tax reform package was released on Monday February 27, 2023. Among the proposals: - Dependent Credit: Establishes a $600 fully refundable credit per qualifying...more

Miller Canfield

Important Tax Changes Coming into Effect in Canada

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The new year has brought with it some important tax changes for businesses and residential property owners in Canada....more

Burr & Forman

Changes in Tax Rates for 2023

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The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2022-38, which sets forth inflation-adjusted items for various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which will be applicable in 2023. Here are some of the highlights...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation, October 5, 2021

TAX TIDBIT - Where In the Tax World Are Manchin and Sinema? The contents and scope of the Build Back Better Act—the budget reconciliation measure through which congressional Democrats are attempting to enact most of...more

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Estate Planning Advisory - House Ways and Means Proposal

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The House Ways and Means Committee recently proposed sweeping changes to the tax code that would significantly impair fundamental wealth transfer planning techniques. We recommend that you consider taking action now....more

Foster Garvey PC

House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Big Potential Tax Changes on the Horizon for Clients

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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released proposed budget reconciliation legislation on September 13, 2021. The bill still must complete many steps in the legislative process – including passage by the full House of...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Proposed Tax Law Changes Impacting Estate and Gift Taxes

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As many people are aware, Congress is considering changes to the federal tax code to support President Biden’s Build Back Better spending plan.  As of this writing, on September 22, 2021, no bill has been enacted....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Moving to the Sunshine State: Change of Domicile Planning Considerations

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Florida has long been known as a hot-spot for retirees and snowbirds to move for its sunny weather and beautiful beaches. In recent years, however, since the "SALT Deduction Cap" established by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2020 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2020, COVID-19, the US presidential election, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES ACT) dominated the planning landscape....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Speculation on the Content and Timing of Potential Tax Law Changes in 2021 and 2022

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The November 3 election may have dramatic impacts on the income and estate tax laws. These changes could become effective as early as January 1, 2021. Of course, a big uncertainty is the outcome of the election, and whether...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

2020 Tax Planning: Consider Transfers of California Legacy Properties in Light of Proposition 19

Proposition 19, which will be on California’s November 2020 ballot, dramatically changes the property tax rules exempting certain intra-family transfers and primary residence transactions for certain individuals such as those...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An Electing Real Property Trade or Business can Revoke its Election on Account of the Change to Qualified Improvement Property...

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On April 10, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2020-22 (the “Revenue Procedure”), which (1) permits an “electing real property trade or business” that elected not to be subject to the...more

Blank Rome LLP

2019 Estate and Tax Planning Newsletter

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Blank Rome’s annual estate and tax planning newsletter addresses estate planning concepts and techniques that should be considered in 2019 by our clients and friends. 1. Transfer Taxes. The major changes made in 2010 in...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Year-End Tax Planning: More Important This Year Than Ever

It’s the holiday season! The last few weeks were spent in winter festivities, getting together with friends and family, and rushing around to the sound of holiday music. Major Tax Changes Stem from the Tax Cut and Jobs Act...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Future Connecticut Estate Tax Still Unclear after Two New Public Acts

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Following the passage of the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late 2017, the Connecticut legislature attempted to modify Connecticut estate tax law and make it more consistent with the new, much higher $11.2 million federal...more

Stinson LLP

How Charities are Motivating Donors Under the New Tax Law

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For charities, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017 has sparked soul searching and creative solutions as concerns grow about giving challenges. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of US Tax Reform on Cross-Border Estate Planning

The U.S. tax act enacted in December 2017 includes a number of provisions that impact high net worth families with U.S. connections. For families with U.S. members, changes to the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer...more

Sands Anderson PC

What Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Mean For You?

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On December 22, 2017 President Trump signed into law H.R. 1 (P.L. 115-97), the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which some consider to be the largest major tax reform in over three decades. This article summarizes some of the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Transfer Taxes and the Tax Act: An Overview and Three Possible Responses

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Individuals and businesses continue to evaluate the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act” or “Act”) and, in particular, the specific effects on personal and business tax planning. Our clients are asking us daily how...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Practical Insights on Tax Reform: Impact on Individuals

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law legislation, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which is the most extensive overhaul of the United States of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) in 30 years....more

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Impact of New Tax Laws on Estate Planning

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by the President on December 22, 2017, and represents one of the most significant rewritings of the federal tax code since 1986. ...more

Foster Garvey PC

Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VIII: Charitable and Tax-Exempt Organizations / Estate and Gift Taxes

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Charitable organizations work hard to maintain exempt status. These organizations operate in a highly regulated landscape: In exchange for enjoying freedom from income taxes, they must comply with strict organizational and...more

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Summary of New Tax Bill

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This letter provides a summary of the material provisions of the new tax bill. In order to make this extraordinarily complex bill somewhat understandable, I have left off a number of details and simplified the discussion, so...more

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