The IRS has announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2024.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2024, the Federal applicable exemption will increase from $12.92 million to $13.61...more
In New York and New Jersey, Revocable Trusts, also known as Living Trusts, have started to be used with greater frequency in estate planning. In a typical Revocable Trust, the creator of the trust (ie, the grantor) is also...more
On November 6, the IRS announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2020 in Revenue Procedure 2019-44.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2020, the applicable exclusion is increased from...more
On March 31, 2014, broad changes were made to the New York estate and gift tax laws. In addition to increasing the New York basic exclusion amount for taxable estates, a New York estate tax “cliff” was introduced that phases...more
On November 15, the IRS announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2019 in Revenue Procedure 2018-57.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2019, the applicable exclusion is increased...more
Experts have started to calculate the inflation adjustments to key estate and gift exemption amounts for 2018. Note that these are not the official figures to be released by the IRS, but should be used as a guide. The IRS...more
It is a difficult enough for families to come to grips with having to care for an elderly parent that may no longer be able to live on their own. After coming to terms with this unfortunate reality, the next steps often...more
On October 30, 2014, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2014-61, which announced inflation adjustments to the applicable exclusion amount beginning in 2015. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2015, the...more
Estate tax exemption increase. Effective April 1, 2014, the New York State estate tax exemption increased to $2,062,500 for New York residents dying between April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2015 and will increase to $3,125,000 on...more
There have been important new developments for New York taxpayers over the past two months, some of which may require your immediate attention. ...more
The fiscal cliff drama heading into the start of 2013 fortunately was not repeated as the calendar turned to 2014. Having said that, as we now start 2014, it is important to highlight the following major estate and gift tax...more
While our current digital, paperless world has made life more efficient for most, when someone dies, it can be difficult for the survivors to obtain the keys to unlock all of the digital information that is left behind. As a...more
The end of 2012 saw an unprecedented surge of activity for estate planning attorneys and advisors counseling clients to implement estate plans before the 2013 changes in the law, which would have reduced gift and estate tax...more