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2018 Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Updates
On Friday, December 22, 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. As it relates to the federal transfer tax system, the bill doubles the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption to $11,200,000 per individual for decedents dying in and gifts made in years 2018 through 2025. The exemption […]
read moreEstate Planning with Portability in Decoupled States
Estate Planning with Portability in Decoupled States (as published in Probate & Property, a publication of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Section of the American Bar Association, Vol. 27, No.3 (May/June 2013) By: Lisa M. Rico If a couple relies solely on portability for their estate plan, the couple will lose the benefit of using the […]
read moreThe Madoff Mess and the Deductibility of Investment Theft Losses
The Madoff Mess and the Deductibility of Investment Theft Losses By Kevin Diamond Introduction The “Madoff Mess” will challenge you to help your clients determine the best way to recover their losses. Where there are few or no viable sources of recovery, one method may be to have the government help your client with a […]
read more2013 Tax Updates
Beginning on January 1, 2013, net investment income is subject to the new 3.8% Medicare tax if adjusted gross income exceeds $250,000 for taxpayers filing joint returns and $200,000 for unmarried taxpayers. The federal applicable estate and gift tax exclusion and the generation-skipping transfer tax exemption is$5,250,000. For 2013 gifting purposes, the federal annual exclusion […]
read moreAmerican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
On January 2, 2013 President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act has brought some welcome permanency to estate planning. Under the Act, the 2012 federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax laws remain in effect. Specifically, the federal estate and lifetime gift tax applicable exclusion amount […]
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