Once Removed Episode 19: The Step-Transaction Doctrine and the Case of Smaldino
Once Removed Episode 18: The Reciprocal Trust Doctrine
Charitable Planning With Guest Stephanie Hood: Navigating Complex Rules and Traps for the Unwary
Once Removed Episode 16: Gift and Estate Tax, Inflation Adjustments for 2024
Once Removed Episode 17: Annual Gifting to Individuals: Options, Opportunities and Pitfalls
Once Removed Episode 12: SLATs and the Case of McKim vs. McKim
Once Removed Episode 11: Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts, or SLATs
Once Removed Episode 10: Trustee Removal and Case Update on Leo Kahn Revocable Trust
(A)ESOP's Fables - The Income and Estate Tax-Free ESOP
The Renoir Spelling Bee
Taking the Sting Out of Death Taxes with Dylan Metzner, Jones & Keller
RETURN TO FOREVER - What Game Shall We Play Today?
To Give or Not to Give: Considerations for Year-End Gifting
INTRODUCING MALTA SPLIT DOLLAR
THE PAPER CHASE
With a Little Help from My Friends
The Greatest Gift: Your Individual + Family Estate Plan
The long-awaited Massachusetts tax reform package was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Among the provisions: Estate Tax Reform: Establishes a non-refundable credit of $99,600 for each estate,...more
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s long awaited tax reform package was released on Monday February 27, 2023. Among the proposals: - Dependent Credit: Establishes a $600 fully refundable credit per qualifying...more
In a stunning about-face, after missing their July 31, 2022 midnight deadline, in the early morning hours of August 1, 2022, the Massachusetts legislature announced that they had failed to pass an economic development plan...more
Florida has long been known as a hot-spot for retirees and snowbirds to move for its sunny weather and beautiful beaches. In recent years, however, since the "SALT Deduction Cap" established by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
Over the last decade, there has been a gradual increase in the number of residents and businesses emigrating to tax-advantaged states such as Florida, Arizona, Texas, and Nevada, from tax-burdened markets including New York,...more
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
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
On December 22, 2017, President Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (“TCJA”) ushering in significant changes to the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax laws. Through December 31, 2017, the federal...more
• Each individual’s exemptions from federal estate, gift and GST taxes have roughly doubled to approximately $11,200,000 • The increased exemptions are available only temporarily, through 2025 • We recommend that you...more
The new tax law commonly referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”) – signed into law on December 22, 2017 – makes far reaching income tax law changes that will impact both commercial and residential real estate....more
The newly enacted U.S. tax law makes significant changes to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code affecting high net worth individuals, their investment entities and family offices. These changes are likely to spur gift...more
This client alert is part of a special series on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and related changes to the tax code, where Blank Rome’s lawyers share their analysis of different provisions in the Act and how they may affect you...more
We now know that each individual has a $10 million estate tax exclusion (adjusted for inflation) under the new federal estate tax legislation (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). In 2018, the applicable exclusion amount will be...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed a tax bill that had been passed by the Senate and House called “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) (P.L. 115-97) signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017 and effective for tax years starting January 1, 2018 reflects a compromise between the House and Senate Bills as...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017, includes significant changes to the U.S. federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax laws, effective as of January 1, 2018. In addition,...more
President Trump signed sweeping tax legislation into law on Dec. 22, 2017, resulting in several significant changes to the wealth transfer tax system, effective as of Jan. 1, 2018....more
On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act), was signed into law, bringing sweeping changes to the U.S. Tax Code. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2018....more
H.R. 1, better known as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”), passed both the House and Senate earlier this week and was signed by President Trump. Most of the relevant provisions of the Act will be effective for tax...more
This is the sixth issue in a planned series of alerts designed to provide an in-depth analysis on topics related to tax reform. Like all new things, new years typically welcome many changes, opportunities and new...more
Congress has now approved the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) on a party-line vote (51-48 Senate, 224-201 House), sending the GOP tax overhaul to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The...more
With the affirmative vote in the House today, both Houses of Congress have now passed a final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, clearing the legislation for President Trump’s signature. President Trump is widely expected...more
Earlier yesterday, both the House and the Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the final bill). With the signature of President Donald J. Trump, it will become law. The tax legislation represents the biggest...more
The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have just passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act"). President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law later this week. Once enacted, the Act will be the most...more
On December 15, 2017, the Conference Committee released the final legislative text of HR 1, entitled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year...more