June 2024 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split-Interest Charitable Trusts -
The June Section 7520 rate for use in estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs...more
6/12/2024
/ Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act ,
Split-Interest Charitable Trusts ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Wealth Management
What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan -
The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “2012 Act”). In...more
11/6/2023
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Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Revocable Trusts ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions
What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan -
The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “2012 Act”). In...more
October 2022 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The October applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with a sale to a defective grantor...more
9/29/2022
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
AFR ,
Beneficiaries ,
Estate Tax ,
Florida ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Interest Rates ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
Investment ,
Marital Estate ,
Mineral Rights ,
Noncharitable Purpose Trusts ,
Promissory Notes ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Stocks ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Trustees ,
Wealth Management
The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "2012 Act"). In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "2017 Act") significantly increased the...more
12/15/2021
/ Crummey Trusts ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Tax Planning
You have probably heard that the House Ways and Means Committee released proposals for increasing gift and estate taxes in order support legislation being advanced by the Democratic majority in Congress. ...more
9/22/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Ways and Means Committee ,
Wealth Management
“President Biden and Democrats in the Congress have been working on a $3.5 trillion spending and tax package, and the details are starting to be revealed. Indeed, on Sunday, September 12th, the House Ways and Means Committee...more
9/17/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
GST ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
SLAT ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Transfer of Assets ,
Ways and Means Committee ,
Wealth Management
May 2020 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts AFRs -
Important federal interest rates continued to drop significantly for May of 2020. The...more
5/4/2020
/ Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
Partnership Agreements ,
Private Letter Rulings ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Self-Canceling Installment Note ,
Wealth Management
December 2019 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split-Interest Charitable Trusts -
The December Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs,...more
12/3/2019
/ Child Support ,
Estate Planning ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRS ,
Life Insurance ,
SD Supreme Court ,
Tax Court ,
Wealth Management
Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update -
What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan -
The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer...more
11/27/2019
/ American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Retirement Plan ,
Surviving Spouse ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
Uniform Trust Code
Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update -
What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan -
The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer...more
11/29/2018
/ Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
With over a century of combined experience, the lawyers of Proskauer's Private Client Services Department regularly provide their diverse clientele – from business entrepreneurs and corporate executives to sports figures and...more
9/10/2018
/ 501(c)(3) ,
Charitable Donations ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
IRS ,
Private Foundations ,
Self-Dealing ,
Strategic Planning ,
Succession Planning ,
Tax Planning ,
Trump Administration
Increase in Exemption from Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes -
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act implements a variety of significant tax reforms....more
2/26/2018
/ Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Income Taxes ,
Life Insurance ,
Marital Trusts ,
QTIP Trusts ,
Qualified Domestic Trust (QDOT) ,
SLAT ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Wills
December Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The December § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs...more
12/19/2017
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Charitable Trusts ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Rates ,
IRS ,
Self-Dealing ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Wealth Management
2018 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
11/22/2017
/ Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Strategic Planning ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
Trustees ,
Wills
September Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts - The September § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and...more
9/6/2017
/ Charitable Donations ,
Estate Tax ,
Executive Orders ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
GST ,
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRS ,
Split-Interest Charitable Trusts ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Liens ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wealth Management
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
12/6/2016
/ Business Valuations ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Family Businesses ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRC Section 2704 ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
IRS ,
Portability ,
Property Tax ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Wills
October Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The October Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs,...more
10/1/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Estate Planning ,
Executors ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Income Taxes ,
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRA Rollovers ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
IRS ,
Marital Status ,
Modification ,
Personal Liability ,
Power of Appointment ,
Private Letter Rulings ,
Reformation ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Self-Certification ,
Split-Interest Charitable Trusts ,
Tax Debt ,
Trusts ,
Wealth Management
2015 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...more