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Sweeping Maine Tax Reform Proposal Announced

by Sarah Beard, Jonathan Block, Kris Eimicke | Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/3/2013

A bipartisan group of 11 legislators have proposed an overhaul of Maine’s tax system, including major changes to the individual and corporate income tax, property tax, sales tax, and estate tax. ...more

Estate, Gift, and GST Taxes in 2013: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Other News (Oregon)

by Michele Buck-Romero, Patrick Green, Amelia Heath | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/1/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on Jan. 2, 2013, avoiding dramatic changes to tax exemptions and tax rates on transfers subject to federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping...more

Estate, Gift, and GST Taxes in 2013: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Other News

by Michele Buck-Romero, David Callahan, James Flaggert, Patrick Green, Amelia Heath, Richard Klobucher, Douglas Lloyd, G. Matthew Loftin, Malcolm Moore, Dana Reid | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on Jan. 2, 2013, avoiding dramatic changes to tax exemptions and tax rates on transfers subject to federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping...more

New Tax Act Provides Long-Awaited Clarity and Certainty on Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes, and Income Tax...

by Patrick McCabe, Danielle Zaragoza | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/15/2013

On January 1, 2013, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), averting the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The legislation, which was signed by President Obama on January 2,...more

Estate Planning Tax Update

by Pamela Tyler | Varnum LLP on 1/14/2013

By now you should have all heard that Congress narrowly averted the Country's fall over the "fiscal cliff" at the very last moment (well, actually after the very last moment, but retroactive to the very last moment) by...more

Significant Estate Planning Developments in 2013

by Christina LeBlanc, Wendy Rusch | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/10/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Act) was enacted on January 2, 2013....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

Ringing in the New Year with Revised Estate and Gift Tax Laws

by Veronica Cerruti, Jill Dodd, Vivian Redsar | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/9/2013

Congress has averted the so-called fiscal cliff by passing the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012" (the "Act") on January 1, 2013, which President Obama signed into law the following day. The good news is we finally have...more

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