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Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Maryland And Federal Estate Tax Portability In A Nutshell

In the technology world, portability has become increasingly important as people become more mobile and reliant on a variety of devices to access and use information. Portability allows individuals to work remotely or while...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES: PLAIN & SIMPLE – Should You Rely on Estate Tax Portability?

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Every U.S. citizen may gift, during life or at death, assets to his or her children free of federal estate or gift tax up to an aggregate amount – frequently called the “exemption amount.” The exemption amount in 2021 is...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Personal Planning Strategies - December 2019

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Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update - What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan - The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer...more

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The Federal Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax: the Often Forgotten Transfer Tax

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Many people are aware of the federal gift tax and the federal estate tax (sometimes referred to as the ‘death tax’). These are the transfer taxes which are imposed on transfers during life, by gift, or at death. In 2019, a...more

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Tax Reform and Estate Planning: How the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impacts Estate Plans for McNair Clients

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When the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed, significant changes were made to the Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, the most prominent of which is the increased applicable exclusion amount, which...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Warning: $10 Million Estate Tax Exemption Can Overfund Trusts at Death and Harm Your Surviving Family

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Congress's recent increase in the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer ("GST") tax exemption to $10 million per person adjusted annually for inflation ($11.18 million in 2018) is a welcome sweetener for many...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You’re not paying enough attention to state estate tax laws

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides greater flexibility in estate planning for many taxpayers. So, no more estate tax worries for most people, right? Not so fast. For residents of some states, state estate or inheritance taxes...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act supercharges exemption portability

Somewhat lost in the clamor of the tax changes enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the fact that the new law preserves the “portability” provision for married couples. Portability allows an estate to elect to permit the...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - February/March 2018

In This Issue: - Sudden impact: When a spouse unexpectedly dies - New tax law affects estate planning strategies - All in the family: Transferring your vacation home - Estate planning pitfall: You haven’t planned for...more

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Projected Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2018 – How Much Can You Transfer?

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The Consumer Price Index was released by the Labor Department in August 2017. Not everyone anxiously awaits the release of these numbers but the experts have now made estimates of how they will impact estate, gift, and...more

Dickinson Wright

Estate Tax Portability – Not So Fast My Friend

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Many of you have heard of the new Federal estate tax “portability” rule that allows a surviving spouse to effectively inherit any unused federal estate tax exemption of a predeceased spouse. An individual can only use the...more

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2017 – New Year, New Adjusted Lifetime Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exempt Amount

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The annual federal exemption amount for the estate and gift tax has been adjusted to $5,490,000.00 per individual for 2017. This means a married couple will have a combined $10,980,000.00 in 2017. The $5,490,000.00...more

Jaburg Wilk

Why it is Crucial to Designate a HSA Beneficiary?

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As high deductible health insurance plans are becoming more popular, an important component is health savings accounts (HSA). In addition to having current tax advantages, there is specific tax treatment of HSA accounts upon...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Income Tax Cost Basis Planning

Prior to the recent and significant increases in the federal estate tax exemption amount, many clients engaged in planning the purpose of which was to ensure the use of both spouses’ exemption amount through the use of a...more

BakerHostetler

Careful Planning Required to Avoid New York’s Estate Tax

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Now that Congress has implemented a relatively large per person federal gift/estate tax exemption (i.e., the per person federal gift/estate tax exemption is $5,250,000 in 2013, indexed for inflation), many think that estate...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner - May/June 2013

In This Issue: - Exemption portability: Should you rely on it? - Decant a trust to add trustee flexibility - Using the GST tax exemption to build a dynasty - Estate Planning Red Flag: Your plan includes a...more

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