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To Gift, or not to Gift: Income Taxes vs. Estate Taxes

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Giving assets away during lifetime to reduce estate taxes due upon your death is not the “no-brainer” it used to be. Sometimes, holding onto assets until your death lowers total taxes. Income tax, gift tax and estate tax...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

It’s Time to Take Another Look at the Stepped-Up Basis Rules

Thanks to a generous federal gift and estate tax exemption amount ($13.61 million for 2024), only the wealthiest of families are exposed to estate tax liability. For many, this means that estate planning now has a stronger...more

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Taxes and the 2024 Election: ‘Tis the Season to Plan and Act

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This is The End- I have dreaded the year end for as long as I can remember. As a teenager and then as a young adult I associated the final quarter of the year, and especially the period beginning on Thanksgiving and...more

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Changes in Tax Rates for 2023

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The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2022-38, which sets forth inflation-adjusted items for various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which will be applicable in 2023. Here are some of the highlights...more

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Attention Congress: Focus On the Estate Tax Regime; Leave the Income Tax Alone

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“Déjà vu All Over Again”- The White House last week released the President’s Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023. The Budget is ambitious, but its “investments,” we are told, “are more than paid for with tax reforms focused on...more

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One Step Closer to “Building Back” – Where Do Federal Transfer Taxes Stand?

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Tax the Rich? The President’s plan for a tax regime that would ensure the rich pay their “fair share” of the cost of implementing his programs has come one step closer to being realized . . . maybe . . . well, sort of ....more

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House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more

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House Democrats Weigh Major Tax Changes for Businesses, Funds, and Individuals

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In May 2021, President Biden’s administration released a $6 trillion budget proposal for the coming fiscal year (Budget), including $3.6 trillion of tax increases over 10 years and generous tax credits to incentivize clean...more

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Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for Trusts, Estates, and Retirement Accounts

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In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more

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House Democrats Propose Estate and Gift Tax Law Changes: Important Estate Planning Implications

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What you need to know: On September 13, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee released its proposed tax plan to fund President Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” social and economic spending package. If enacted as...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Better Act Before The Build Back Better Act

It is said that two things are certain in life: death and taxes. True, but incomplete. What is missing from this short list is a third inevitable occurrence – tax law changes. We now have a new and pressing series of proposed...more

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2021 California Estate and Tax Planning Newsletter

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Blank Rome’s annual estate and tax planning newsletter discusses certain concepts and techniques that should be considered in 2021 by our clients and friends in California. We first discuss perhaps the most important recent...more

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The 2020 Elections Are Almost Over – What Now?

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Wither The Senate? I was reviewing a reorganization plan Saturday morning – coffee and chocolate chip cookies within easy reach – when an email crossed my screen with the subject line that each of NBC, CNN, ABC and the...more

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Election Year Estate Planning

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Significant tax reform could be imminent, depending on whether Biden or Trump wins next month’s election and which party controls Congress. Joe Biden’s tax plan proposes changes that would drastically impact wealth transfer...more

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A Quick Outline of the Biden Tax Proposals

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As part of his campaign platform, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has released a tax plan that would significantly increase taxes on high net worth individuals. Although a campaign platform is only a “rough draft”...more

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Biden’s Tax Proposals For Capital Gain, Like Kind Exchanges, Basis Step-Up & The Estate Tax – Tough Times Ahead?

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“The board is set. The pieces are moving. We come to it at last.” With these words, Gandalf the White acknowledged that the decisive battle for control over Middle Earth had been joined. So it is now for the U.S....more

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Five Tax Benefits that Might Go Away if President Trump Is Not Reelected

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As the calendar turns to another presidential election year, it’s never too early to start thinking about tax preparation as the next occupant of the oval office will likely have a major impact on the nation’s tax laws and...more

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The Crackdown on Cryptocurrency

We all read the headlines. Virtual currencies are a hot button topic. Even Facebook is developing their own virtual currency. It is easy to understand the attraction. The use of a virtual currency is anonymous. Account...more

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Congress Releases Revised Conference Bill on Tax Reform - A Look at How It Compares with Earlier House and Senate Bills

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Congress released the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on late Friday evening, Dec. 15, 2017. This version of the bill is the result of a conference committee process to marry the different bills previously passed by the U.S. House of...more

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U.S. Pre-Immigration Tax Planning

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The U.S. Pre-Immigration Tax Planning brochure provides information on the U.S. Tax Code, income tax, estate and gift tax, and pre-immigration considerations, in addition to real-world examples. There are no adverse...more

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