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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tax Planning

Brooks Pierce

Changing Laws Present Unique Estate Planning Opportunities for Married Couples

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Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping...more

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Planning for the Sunset of the Gift and Estate Tax Exemption

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Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping...more

Fleurinord Law PLLC

The Pros and Cons of Parents Claiming College Students as Dependents

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As the back-to-school season kicks off and college students begin their fall semester, now is the perfect time to consider the financial implications of your child heading off to college. The decision of whether to claim them...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Tax and Estate Planning for Small Business Owners and S Corporations with No Employees

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Many small business owners mistakenly believe business succession planning and estate planning is for those with substantial wealth. This is simply a myth which does not reflect the nature of business or home ownership....more

Venable LLP

“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” - Plan Ahead for the Sunset of Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions at the End of 2025

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) enacted significant changes in the federal estate and gift tax laws commencing in 2018. One of the most notable changes was that the TCJA doubled the federal lifetime gift tax...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: Featuring Congressman Brendan Boyle, D-PA

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam,”...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Maximize Your Legacy: Take Advantage of the High Estate and Gift Tax Exemption Sunset

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As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the estate and gift tax exemption was doubled for tax years 2018-2025. In 2018, the exemption doubled from $5.49 million in 2017 to $11.18 million in 2018, and that amount has been...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: Featuring Rep. Darin LaHood, R-IL

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam,”...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

This Week From the Hill (June 2 – 8, 2024)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Seize the Moment: Maximizing Your Estate Planning Before 2026

In a significant legislative shift, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 doubled the exemption amounts for estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (collectively known as “Death Taxes”). As of 2024, the federal...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Beware: Liberty Global Appeal Puts Basic Tax Planning in Jeopardy

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The Liberty Global Inc. v. United States appeal has practitioners and taxpayers concerned that the economic substance doctrine will be applied to disallow the tax benefits of ordinary course of business decisions and disrupt...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

The Sunset of the TCJA – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 – Is Scheduled for the End of 2025

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The sunset of the TCJA – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, is currently scheduled for the end of 2025.  The TCJA contributed substantial changes to the US tax code that have benefited many US taxpayers.  How should a US...more

Woodruff Sawyer

2024 Compliance Hot Topics

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Congratulations to everyone for successfully safely navigating your health plans out of the pandemic crisis. We will review some of the key 2024 compliance hot topics you should know about in this annual benefits legislative...more

Morgan Lewis

Biden Highlights IRS Plans to Audit Corporate/Partnership Jet Use in State of the Union Address

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In his State of the Union address, President Joseph Biden targeted tax breaks for corporations and wealthy individuals who use private jets as part of a broader goal to make big corporations and the wealthy pay “their fair...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Tax Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union Address

President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on March 7, emphasizing the tax-policy priorities that will continue to take center stage in his ongoing presidential campaign. Similar to last year’s...more

Foster Garvey PC

A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part IV – Suspended...

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This fourth installment of my multi-part series on Subchapter S is focused on suspended losses of an S corporation. While the rules seem straightforward, their application can be tricky, especially given legislative changes...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Proposed bill aims to postpone TCJA limits on business incentives

Businesses have entered 2024 facing the challenge of forecasting future tax obligations and preparing tax filings in a time of uncertainty, not the least of which is created by Congressional indecision on the future of a...more

Williams Mullen

[Event] Winter Tax Forum 2024 - January 31st, Richmond, VA

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Join Williams Mullen partners for our in-person Winter Tax Forum on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Our speakers, Farhad Aghdami, Jenny Connors, Conrad Garcia and Beth Hungate-Noland will present on partnership aggregators and...more

A&O Shearman

U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty Enters Into Force

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On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) announced the entry into force of the U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty (the “Treaty”). The Treaty provides for reduced withholding tax rates on income such as...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Taxes and the 2024 Election: ‘Tis the Season to Plan and Act

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This is The End- I have dreaded the year end for as long as I can remember. As a teenager and then as a young adult I associated the final quarter of the year, and especially the period beginning on Thanksgiving and...more

Lathrop GPM

Estate Tax Sunset Encourages Strategic Asset Retitling

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Current tax laws provide historically high exclusion amounts for the federal estate and generation skipping transfer tax. These exclusion amounts, however, are slated to sunset by roughly 50% at the end of 2025. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Christmas comes early for taxpayer seeking to include construction service costs as part of bonus depreciation eligible investment...

In FAA 20234801F (FAA), the IRS determined that construction service costs relating to a third party turn-key contract were considered to be incurred upon transfer of the tangible property to the taxpayer, without taking into...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Maximizing Your Wealth Transfer Potential: Updates to Gift, Estate, and GST Tax Exemptions for 2024

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When it comes to passing wealth to the next generation, one of the most powerful tools in our toolbox is the use of your lifetime gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax (GST) exemption amounts. While the...more

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Is Your Estate Plan Past Due for a Check-Up?

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Estate planning professionals help clients look ahead and anticipate future contingencies. By necessity, however, estate plans are crafted based on laws and circumstances existing at the time they are put in place. This...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Partnership Losses But No Outside Basis? Too Bad

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Losses Weren’t Always Bad- Most tax advisers are aware that, prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the “TRA”),[i] the Code placed few limitations on the ability of an individual taxpayer to use deductions from a particular...more

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