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Offit Kurman

Building Adaptive Trusts: Ensuring Tax Efficiency in an Evolving Tax Landscape

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The lifetime estate tax exemption amount is as high as ever. The estate tax exemption amount rose from $1,000,000 in 2002 to $5,000,000 in 2011. Then, Congress doubled the amount of the estate tax exemption in 2018. As of...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

You Need to Review Your Irrevocable Trust

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Do you employ an irrevocable trust or trusts as part of your estate plan? You need to review your irrevocable trust to ensure it still delivers the benefits intended. It is generally possible to modify an irrevocable trust,...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Unsure of Stepped-Up Basis? Here is a 5-Point Primer

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Stepped-up basis is a tax law that applies to estate transfers when a person receives an asset from a giver after a benefactor passes away. In those circumstances, the asset receives a “stepped-up” basis – which is the market...more

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