The IRS recently confirmed that, for 2022, the aggregate amount that can be given away without being subject to the gift or estate tax will increase to $12.06 million per individual. Thus, as of 2022, a married couple...more
On March 25, 2021, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the For the 99.5 Percent Act (the “99.5 Percent Act”) which proposes to modify the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax.
Proposed Estate and Gift Tax Rates...more
Please join us on January 29th as we discuss the following topics on estate and gift tax planning for clients with international ties:
- Gifting to a non-citizen spouse
- The difference between U.S. “residency” for...more
1/19/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Foreign Assets ,
Foreign-Citizen Spouses ,
Gift Tax ,
Gifts ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Non-Citizens ,
Non-Residents ,
Tax Planning ,
Webinars
Updated as of April 10, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. -
Over the last few weeks, various taxing authorities have issued guidance alleviating several of the annual upcoming deadlines and provided additional useful tax planning...more
Over the last few weeks, various taxing authorities have issued guidance alleviating several of the annual upcoming deadlines and provided additional useful tax planning information. The guidance is changing almost daily, and...more
4/1/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Franchise Tax Board ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Rates ,
IRS ,
Property Tax ,
State of Emergency ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions
This morning, the Supreme Court issued two historic rulings on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. The first ruling, in a 5-4 decision, struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the federal Defense of...more
6/27/2013
/ Discrimination ,
DOMA ,
Due Process ,
Equal Protection ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Hollingsworth v Perry ,
Proposition 8 ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
US v Windsor
The bill passed by Congress on January 1, 2013, to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” which is expected to be signed into law by President Obama shortly, permanently extends the favorable gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer...more