After months of intense negotiations, on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) was signed into law making various changes to the tax code that impacts estate, gift and income tax planning.
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The arrival of 2025 brings with it increased estate and gift exclusion amounts. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2025, the Federal applicable exemption will increase from $13.61 million to $13.99...more
The IRS has announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2024.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2024, the Federal applicable exemption will increase from $12.92 million to $13.61...more
The IRS has announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2023.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2023, the applicable exclusion is increased from $12.06 million to $12.92...more
The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-45 which announces the increase in 2022 of the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax applicable exclusion amounts from $11.7 million to $12.06 million. The applicable...more
On November 6, the IRS announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2020 in Revenue Procedure 2019-44.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2020, the applicable exclusion is increased from...more
In a closely-watched decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a beneficiary’s residence within a state alone does not subject a trust to such state’s income tax. In North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley...more
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On March 31, 2014, broad changes were made to the New York estate and gift tax laws. In addition to increasing the New York basic exclusion amount for taxable estates, a New York estate tax “cliff” was introduced that phases...more
On November 15, the IRS announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2019 in Revenue Procedure 2018-57.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2019, the applicable exclusion is increased...more
Experts have started to calculate the inflation adjustments to key estate and gift exemption amounts for 2018. Note that these are not the official figures to be released by the IRS, but should be used as a guide. The IRS...more
On October 14, 2016, Governor Christie signed into law a transportation funding bill that also included the repeal of the New Jersey Estate Tax. Here is what you need to know: -
The New Jersey Estate Tax repeal will be...more
It is a difficult enough for families to come to grips with having to care for an elderly parent that may no longer be able to live on their own. After coming to terms with this unfortunate reality, the next steps often...more
Many New Yorkers who want to move to Florida still desire to retain a home, an apartment, or some other type of property in the place where they grew up. What many of the newly minted Florida residents may not consider are...more
Experts have started to calculate the inflation adjustments to key estate and gift exemption amounts for 2016. Note that these are not the official figures to be released by the IRS, but should be used as a guide. The IRS...more
On October 30, 2014, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2014-61, which announced inflation adjustments to the applicable exclusion amount beginning in 2015. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2015, the...more
Estate tax exemption increase. Effective April 1, 2014, the New York State estate tax exemption increased to $2,062,500 for New York residents dying between April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2015 and will increase to $3,125,000 on...more
There have been important new developments for New York taxpayers over the past two months, some of which may require your immediate attention. ...more
The fiscal cliff drama heading into the start of 2013 fortunately was not repeated as the calendar turned to 2014. Having said that, as we now start 2014, it is important to highlight the following major estate and gift tax...more
Congress took the fiscal cliff negotiations over the brink but was finally able to reach a deal resulting in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“2012 Act”). The 2012 Act makes the estate and gift tax laws “permanent,”...more