A New Year is upon us, it is an election year, and a rollback of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes is scheduled for the not too distant future. State and federal estate and gift taxes are an...more
As the end of the calendar year approaches, we would like to remind our clients of some year-end estate planning ideas to consider. A person can currently make annual gifts of up to US$16,000 per recipient to an unlimited...more
After the Democrats took control of the presidency and Congress earlier this year, questions have circulated regarding possible changes to the federal estate and gift tax laws, including a decrease in the exemptions from tax...more
President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) on December 22, 2017, implementing a new law that affects many taxpayers. This Alert addresses some of the changes to the federal estate, gift, and...more