Introduction - The favorable tax treatment provided by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, combined with historically low interest rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in tremendous wealth transfer planning opportunities....more
The IRS resolved an important issue when it issued Revenue Procedure 2016-49, effective September 27, 2016, clarifying that the IRS would not disregard qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) elections for estates that...more
Effective for all federal estate tax returns filed on or after June 1, 2015, federal estate tax closing letters will be issued only upon request. The process for making a request: Timing – no earlier than four months after...more