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2020 Tax Planning: Techniques that May Not Exist in 2021

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Major tax reform discussions are ongoing in Washington and Sacramento while everyone at home is busy navigating the pandemic. Many commentators are predicting that budgetary pressures resulting from the COVID-19 stimulus...more

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Planning Alert – Increased Charitable Donation Deductions Under the CARES Act

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Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the limit on charitable deductions on your income tax return has been drastically increased.  For individuals who itemize their deductions, you can...more

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Tax and Estate Planning in the Current Environment

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting financial market turmoil, taxpayers are left with many questions regarding their obligations and the future of their holdings. In the near term, taxing authorities across...more

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Insight on Estate Planning - Year End 2019: The clock is running - Why now may be the time to make a Roth IRA conversion

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Roth IRAs offer significant financial and estate planning benefits. If a person has a substantial balance in a traditional IRA and is considering converting it to a Roth IRA, there may be no better time than now. This article...more

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Insight on Estate Planning - Year End 2019

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We are pleased to present the Year End 2019 issue of Insight on Estate Planning We encourage you to read through it for ideas about ways you can minimize taxes on your estate and maximize its value for your loved ones. In...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Signs Tax Reform Bill into Law

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On December 15, 2017, the House and Senate conference committee agreed on the terms of the final tax reform bill, previously referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), which was subsequently approved by both...more

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View From McDermott: Expanded In-Plan Conversion Opportunities Will Boost Roth 401(k) Balances

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The number of defined contribution plans (including 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b) plans) with a Roth feature has grown significantly in recent years. Roth 401(k) is gaining popularity due in part to tax hedging or tax...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Issues Notice on Expanded In-Plan Roth Conversion Option

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Guidance confirms that plan sponsors have flexibility in designing and implementing a feature that allows participants to convert vested pre-tax balances to after-tax Roth balances....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Roth Conversion Opportunities Expand, But Practical Questions Remain

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The recent “fiscal cliff” tax law, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), includes a provision effective Jan. 1, 2013 that greatly expands the ability of plan participants to convert pre-tax plan accounts to after-tax Roth...more

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American Taxpayer Relief Act Affects Mass Transit Benefits and Other Employee Benefits

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On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("ATRA") into law. ATRA, adopted as an alternative to stepping over the "fiscal cliff," preserves most of the Bush-era tax cuts and...more

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Fiscal Cliff Legislation - Employee Benefits and Compensation Provisions of Interest

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Earlier this month we notified you that that under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012—i.e., the “fiscal cliff legislation”—Congress extended the ability of employers to pay or reimburse an employee on a tax-free basis...more

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How Will the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Affect You - Details of Legislation passed by Congress to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

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On January 2, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, H.R. 8 (ATRA), preserving many of the key tax provisions passed during the George W. Bush presidency, which were scheduled to...more

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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Approved by Congress and Signed by the President

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Summary - President Obama on January 2, 2013 signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act extends certain tax rates, tax credits, and other provisions previously enacted by other tax...more

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Congress Avoids the Fiscal ‘Cliff’—Now What?

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The new federal tax bill establishes permanent income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions that present additional planning opportunities for 2013 and beyond. ...more

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New Law Expands “In-Plan” Roth 401(k) Conversions

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The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "fiscal cliff" bill) allows employers to amend 401(k), 403(b) and governmental 457(b) plans to permit participants to convert pre-tax account balances to Roth account balances. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

Fiscal Cliff II: What’s Next For Tax Reform?

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On January 1, 2013, the Senate and House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), signed into law by President Obama on January 2. ATRA averts the “fiscal cliff” by making permanent the...more

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Legal Alert: The Cliff-Hanger (Chapter One) is Over: Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

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On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act), effective as of January 1, 2013. In general, the Act made permanent for most taxpayers the tax rate cuts first enacted...more

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