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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 -
Greenberg Glusker LLP

Transfers of Family-Controlled Business Entities to Family Members Could Get More Expensive

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Transfers of Family-Controlled Business Entities to Family Members Could Get More Expensive - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released proposed regulations that will dramatically change the valuation of...more

Butler Snow LLP

Owners of Family Controlled Entities Must Act Quickly in Light of New IRS Regulations Attacking Valuation Planning

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Chapter 14 of the Internal Revenue Code consists of four Code Sections (Sections 2701 – 2704) designed to close valuation loopholes. Prior to Congress’s enactment of Chapter 14 in 1990, estate planners had a host of tools...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

IRS Proposes Regulations That Will Eliminate Most Valuation Discounts on Family-Owned Entities

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On August 2, 2016, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would eliminate or limit the use of certain valuation discounts regularly applied when valuing interests in family-owned entities for gift and estate tax purposes. ...more

McAfee & Taft

Proposed IRS regulations will limit valuation discounts for family-held entities

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On August 2, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations that, when finalized, will affect clients holding and transferring interests in family-controlled entities. Family limited partnerships...more

K&L Gates LLP

IRS Plans to Disallow Minority Interest Discounts for Family-Controlled Entities; Action May Be Required Before Year-End

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Gifts and bequests of interests in family-owned companies have traditionally been valued at their fair market values for purposes of calculating the gift or estate tax on the transfer. In valuing these transfers, there is...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Higher Taxes Projected for Transfer of Minority Interests in Hard to Value Assets

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On August 2nd the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced proposed regulations to limit or possibly eliminate a strategy long utilized to reduce the fair market value of certain assets transferred during life or at death to...more

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