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A Tale of Two Recent QTIP Trust Termination Cases — Anenberg and McDougall

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Through the years, the US Tax Court has provided significant clarification on the gift tax consequences of terminating qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trusts. Two new cases in 2024, Estate of Sally J. Anenberg...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Planning for Retirement: How Attractive is Massachusetts for Estate Tax Planning?

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Massachusetts is already an unattractive state of residency from an estate tax planning perspective because of its low estate tax filing threshold of $1,000,000 per person. Once a person’s adjusted taxable estate is over $1M...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Family Affair: Potential Problems with Family-Owned Businesses

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Some of the most heartbreaking situations we see in our closely-held business and estate practices are families torn apart over differences in dealing with family-owned businesses. When there are problems with...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

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