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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... more +
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 -
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2022 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

During 2022, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, global inflation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the uncertainty about the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and the Inflation Reduction Act...more

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Impact Of President Biden’s Tax Plan On Estate Planning

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With Democratic control of the White House and Congress, there has been much speculation on what President Biden’s tax proposal will look like, as well as the likelihood that President Biden’s tax plan will be enacted into...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2020 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2020, COVID-19, the US presidential election, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES ACT) dominated the planning landscape....more

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Estate Planning Inflation Related Adjustments for Tax Year 2021

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Many estate planning provisions of the Internal Revenue Code contain brackets, exemptions, exclusions, deductions, or other figures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) adjusts annually for inflation. Recently, the IRS...more

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2020 Estate And Gift Tax Update

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On November 6, the IRS announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2020 in Revenue Procedure 2019-44. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2020, the applicable exclusion is increased from...more

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Estate Planning Adjustments for Tax Year 2020

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Many estate planning provisions of the Internal Revenue Code contain brackets, exemptions, exclusions, deductions, or other figures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) adjusts annually for inflation.  Recently, the IRS...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Estate Planning Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

If enacted, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could open up significant estate planning opportunities. The House bill doubles the exemptions from estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes, creating new opportunities for...more

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Time to Transfer Early Stage Investments?

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New rules may stop “cheap” transfers of business interests to kids and grandkids. Proposed IRS regulations that may be effective as early as the end of 2016 are designed to severely limit use of discounts on gifts or sales...more

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