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Seize the Moment: Maximizing Your Estate Planning Before 2026

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP on 5/30/2024

In a significant legislative shift, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 doubled the exemption amounts for estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (collectively known as “Death Taxes”). As of 2024, the federal...more

2024 Estate and Gift Tax Update

Cole Schotz on 12/14/2023

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

Federal Gift Tax Returns: Are You Signing Away the Store?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/26/2023

It’s almost too simple. Every year at Christmas or Hannukah or Kwanzaa the family gathers around the tree or the seven or nine candles and celebrates the season of giving by making the annual tax-exempt gifts. These are the...more

Taking the Sting Out of Death Taxes with Dylan Metzner, Jones & Keller

Jones & Keller, P.C. on 4/6/2022

High-net worth individuals have an opportunity to take advantage of high transfer tax exemptions if they act fast. Set to expire in 2026, unless Congress acts sooner, the time is now to implement strategies that make the most...more

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

Foster Garvey PC on 10/15/2021

...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

Practical Estate Planning Considerations During a Pandemic

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/10/2020

While the safety of your family is of first priority, the current health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 raises issues and presents estate planning opportunities for your consideration....more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future March 2019

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/6/2019

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Taxation & Representation, February 2019

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 2/6/2019

MEET THE MEMBERS - Now just over a month into the 116th Congress, the tax writing committees have been formally announced, and we at Brownstein want to introduce you to all of the new faces. This week, we feature new House...more

McGuireWoods LLP State Death Tax Chart January 2019

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/3/2019

This State Death Tax chart is maintained for the McGuireWoods LLP Website and is updated regularly. ...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future October 2018

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/1/2018

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future September 2018

McGuireWoods LLP on 9/17/2018

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future (Updated)

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/5/2018

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/13/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/1/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 11/8/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/27/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/2/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Projected Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2018 – How Much Can You Transfer?

Burr & Forman on 9/22/2017

The Consumer Price Index was released by the Labor Department in August 2017. Not everyone anxiously awaits the release of these numbers but the experts have now made estimates of how they will impact estate, gift, and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 8/2/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 7/11/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/9/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Wealth Management Update - December 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/14/2016

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

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 9/9/2016

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 8/25/2016

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

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