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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Lowenstein Sandler LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill and Opportunities To Avoid or Defer Tax on Gains

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) (OBBBA). This alert focuses on OBBBA changes regarding qualified small business stock (QSBS) and qualified opportunity zone (QOZ)...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Enacts a Permanent Increase in the Estate and Gift Tax Lifetime Exclusion Amount for 2025 and Later...

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On July 3, 2025, and by a vote of 218 to 214, the U.S. House of Representative passed the Senate’s amended version of H.R. 1 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or OBBBA 2025), which is the tax-and-budget...more

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Elementos clave de la “One Big Beautiful Bill”

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La Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. aprobó hoy, con una votación de 218 a favor y 214 en contra, la versión previamente autorizada por el Senado del proyecto de ley conocido como “One Big Beautiful Bill”. Se espera que...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Act Now or Pay Later? Will Congress Extend the Higher Estate Tax Exemption Before 2026?

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As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2025, estate planners and their clients are closely monitoring developments in Washington, D.C. The scheduled sunset of the increased estate and gift tax exemption is now less...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Watch the Sunset: Federal Estate Exclusion Set To Shrink in 2026; New Changes on the Horizon

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to end at the close of this year, resulting in a federal estate exclusion that is less than half of the current $13.99 million exclusion. Other changes to the tax structure are...more

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Act Now or Pay Later? Estate Planning Strategies Before the 2025 Tax Sunset

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The current federal estate tax exemption levels, introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2018, have provided historically high federal estate tax exemptions. But this period of increased exemption is expected to...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Another Attack on Private Placement Life Insurance

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The use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by high-net-worth individuals has generated considerable controversy over the years, with proponents arguing that it is a proper use of existing laws that provide many of the...more

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How Will New Congress Impact Tax and Estate Planning Strategies?

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With the looming elections, tax planners have taken time to consider what the future of Estate and Gift Tax planning might be under the new Congress. Every new Congress considers changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...more

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Navigating Section 1014 and the TCJA: A Deep Dive into the IRS Ruling on Basis Adjustments

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Understanding the nuances of the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) is crucial for effective estate planning and tax strategy. For example, estate planners must be familiar with the tax basis adjustment provisions in 26 U.S.C. §...more

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Understanding the 2026 Changes to the Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Tax Exemptions

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 provided major changes to the Internal Revenue Code, specifically doubling the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption (collectively, the exemption) from...more

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Maximizing QSBS Benefits with Estate Planning: The Art of Stacking

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The number of taxpayers seeking the benefits of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) has picked up steam in recent years, particularly since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) lowered the federal corporate tax rates to...more

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Potential Changes Threaten Estate Planning Strategies, Create Urgency to Act

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Actor Will Rogers is widely credited with stating that “the only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” While most taxpayers fear tax laws changing for the worse, estate...more

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IRS Eliminates Worry About "Clawback"

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In response to Internal Revenue Code Section 2001(g)(2), enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Act, in which the Secretary of the Treasury was directed to prescribe regulations to carry out IRC Section 2001(g) with respect to the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Seven Tips for Tribal Governments to Reduce Tribal Member Taxes in 2019

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• With Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, tax provisions affecting tribal governments and their members are once again on the table for discussion. • This notice provides an overview of seven...more

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Estate Tax Implications of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes changes that may impact your income-tax liability—the increased standard deduction, decreased corporate income-tax rate, new individual income-tax rates, and grain-glitch issue for farmers,...more

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Estate Planning Adjustments for Tax Year 2018 & Chained CPI Under New Tax Act

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Many estate planning provisions of the Internal Revenue Code contain brackets, exemptions, exclusions, deductions, or other figures that the Internal Revenue Service adjusts annually for inflation. On December 22, 2017,...more

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Dramatic Change to Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Tax Exemptions

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• Each individual’s exemptions from federal estate, gift and GST taxes have roughly doubled to approximately $11,200,000 • The increased exemptions are available only temporarily, through 2025 • We recommend that you...more

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