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
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Tax Exemptions ,
Wealth Management
November Interest Rates for GRATS, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split-Interest Charitable Trusts -
The November Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs,...more
11/14/2023
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Revocable Trusts ,
Special Needs Trust ,
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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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Inflation Adjustments ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Revocable Trusts ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions
The April Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 5.0%. The April applicable federal rate (“AFR”) for use with a sale to a defective grantor trust or intra-family loan...more
4/12/2023
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Irrevocable Trusts ,
IRS ,
Life Insurance ,
Living Trust ,
Split-Interest Charitable Trusts ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Trustees ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wealth Management
December 2022 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
Federal interest rates increased quite significantly for December of 2022...more
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
The June Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 3.6%, an increase from the May rate of 3.0%. The June applicable federal rate (“AFR”) for use with a sale to a...more
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
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Gift-Tax Exemption ,
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IRS ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
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Federal interest rates increased slightly for December of 2021 but remain fairly low historically. The December Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 1.6%, which is...more
12/14/2021
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Estate Planning ,
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Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts ,
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Intra-Family Loans ,
IRS ,
Probate ,
Probate Courts ,
Self-Canceling Installment Note ,
Split-Interest Charitable Trusts ,
Testamentary Capacity ,
Wealth Management
Federal interest rates increased slightly for November of 2021. The November applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with a sale to a defective grantor trust, self-canceling installment note ("SCIN") or intra-family loan with...more
11/11/2021
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Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
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Intra-Family Loans ,
Prenuptial Agreements ,
Probate Courts ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Planning ,
Wealth Management
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
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Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
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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
As a result of the Federal Reserve Bank's recent stimulus and interest rate decreases in response to the coronavirus, intra-family loans can be used to transfer wealth to future generations with no gift tax consequences as...more
3/19/2020
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Estate Planning ,
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Exemptions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Gift Tax ,
Gift-Tax Return ,
Interest Rates ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Wealth Management
Creating a grantor retained annuity trust (commonly referred to as a "GRAT") is a relatively simple way to transfer property to your children at virtually no gift tax cost. The recent decrease in the market poses an...more
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
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Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
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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
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Estate Tax ,
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Pass-Through Entities ,
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Surviving Spouse ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
Uniform Trust Code
October 2019 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
9/30/2019
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Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
IRS ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Surrogate's Court ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
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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
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IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
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
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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
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Grantor Trusts ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Rates ,
IRS ,
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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
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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
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Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
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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
August Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The August § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and...more
8/2/2017
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Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRS ,
Residency Status ,
Split-Interest Charitable Trusts ,
State Taxes ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Wealth Management ,
Wills
June Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The June § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs...more
6/7/2017
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Gift Tax ,
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Grantor Trusts ,
Interest Rates ,
Intra-Family Loans ,
IRS ,
Life Insurance ,
Trust Distributions ,
Wealth Management
May Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The May § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs...more
5/10/2017
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IRS ,
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Tax Appeals ,
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Testamentary Transfers ,
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Trust Funds ,
Valuation ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Wealth Management
February Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The February § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs...more
2/4/2017
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Charitable Trusts ,
Closing Protection Letters ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Estate Planning ,
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Fees ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Holographic Wills ,
Interest Rates ,
IRS ,
Laptop Computers ,
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Nongrantor Trusts ,
Order To Compel ,
Personal Representatives ,
Private Letter Rulings ,
Reformation ,
Surrogate's Court ,
Tax Liens ,
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Trustees ,
Wealth Management ,
Wills