News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process. less -

U.S. House Proposals Would Significantly Impact Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals If Enacted

Goodwin on 9/30/2021

The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means’ tax proposals would significantly impact estate planning for high net worth individuals if enacted. Gift, estate and GST exemption amounts would be decreased; grantor trusts would...more

Proposed Legislation to Change Estate and Gift Tax Planning

Stoel Rives LLP on 9/27/2021

Democrats recently unveiled the Build Back Better Act, which, if passed, would bring significant changes to the Tax Code and would have a drastic impact on common estate planning techniques, including gifts to trusts. The...more

2019 Year-End Private Wealth Advisory

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/26/2019

In 2019, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) and its resulting tax reform continued to dominate the planning landscape. As outlined in our 2018 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory, the Act made significant changes to individual...more

2018 Year-End Estate Planning Update

Verrill on 12/4/2018

Federal Transfer Taxes - The Internal Revenue Service has announced the annual inflation adjustments for the 2019 tax year... Federal unified gift and estate tax exclusion increasing to $11,400,000: As of January 1,...more

Should a tax apportionment clause be in your estate plan?

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 8/2/2018

Even though the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doubled the gift and estate tax exemption to $10 million beginning this year, there are many families that still have to contend with significant federal estate tax liability. Plus, there...more

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Review Your Estate Plan in 2013

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 1/29/2013

Each year, at this time, we remind our clients of the importance of keeping their estate planning documents up to date. With the avoidance of the tax side of the “Fiscal Cliff” and the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief...more

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