News & Analysis as of August 4, 2025

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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 -

Analysis of Estate Planning and Individual Tax Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

BakerHostetler on 8/1/2025

For individual clients, the Legislation provides estate and tax planning opportunities, including through the increase in the federal gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions....more

One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Results in Major Estate and Income Tax Changes

Cole Schotz on 7/22/2025

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. Increased Estate, Gift...more

The One Big, Beautiful Bill’s Key Provisions

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 7/10/2025

President Trump signed into law major tax legislation on July 4, 2025. While the bill itself is almost a thousand pages long, below is a bite-size summary of what you need to know about key provisions: Individual Income and...more

Maximizing QSBS Benefits with Estate Planning: The Art of Stacking

DarrowEverett LLP on 5/21/2024

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

House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

Foster Garvey PC on 10/15/2021

...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more

Update - Tax Proposals of the House Ways and Means Committee: Reconciliation Bill to Target Trusts, Estates, and the Wealthy

Winstead PC on 10/6/2021

Last month, the House Ways & Means Committee (the "Committee") approved draft legislation (the “Legislation”) as part of Congress' ongoing $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation process. The Legislation includes significant tax...more

Estate Tax Planning for Large Company Stock Holdings: Four Tips for Using Record-High Lifetime Exemptions

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 9/29/2020

- Annual inflation-indexing continues to increase the historically high lifetime exemption amount for gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Those of considerable wealth who have not yet made gifts, such as...more

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