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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, brings sweeping changes to the tax code. While the name may sound like a marketing pitch, the law itself includes significant updates...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) into law. The OBBBA is the tax and budget reconciliation package for the current 2025 fiscal year through 2034. While the bill focuses primarily...more
In this second installment of our multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), my colleague David Knutson and I discuss the changes made by the Act to the federal estate and gift tax regime....more
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
The current federal estate tax exemption, expanded under the 2017 tax law, is set to expire at the end of 2025, potentially halving the exemption. This change, known as the 2025 estate tax sunset, could significantly increase...more
Residence may seem to be a relatively simple thing to determine. It’s where you live, right? Well, leave it to the Internal Revenue Code to complicate this question. There are different tests for residency when it comes to...more
Now’s the time to review your GST tax exposure Absent congressional action this year, the federal gift and estate exemption and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption (currently $13.99 million) are scheduled...more
How often should you review your trust and estate plan? Is there a regular cycle to these reviews, or should they be driven by significant events in your life or the lives of your beneficiaries and executor or trustee? How...more
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
The federal estate and gift tax exemption changes from year to year. The current combined federal estate and gift tax exemption amount of $13.99 million per person ($27.98 million per married couple) is scheduled to “sunset”...more
Just a few weeks ago, many individual taxpayers, driven by what they viewed as the relatively imminent expiration of the enhanced federal transfer tax exemptions, sought advice on how to leverage their remaining exemption and...more
As we enter 2025, it’s important to stay informed about the current federal estate and gift tax laws, including annual exclusion limits and significant changes anticipated by the end of this year. Annual Exclusion Amount- ...more
As we start the new year, this Federal Tax Update highlights estate planning-related federal tax information as you consider 2025 planning options. ...more
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Connelly v. United States, that the valuation of a decedent’s shares in a closely held corporation for federal estate tax purposes must include insurance proceeds received...more
On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court held 9-to-0 in Connelly v. United States that company-owned life insurance increases the company’s fair market value for estate tax purposes, and the company’s obligation to redeem a...more
Join Robert F. Morris, Esq. for a discussion on recent changes affecting retirement assets (IRAs, 401ks, etc.) and updates to the federal gift and estate taxes. The seminar will include how these changes can affect you and...more
With the popularity of crypto assets on the rise, there are bound to be gift and estate tax questions when a person transfers crypto assets during life or at death. The IRS treats crypto assets as property for federal tax...more
Join Robert F. Morris, Esq., to discuss some important components of the Administration’s proposed changes to Federal Estate and Gift Taxes. The discussion will include how these changes may impact you and your estate plan....more
On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” Warren K. Racusin is joined by Tracy A. Snow, counsel in Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, and Richard Schmalbeck, Professor of Law at Duke University, to explain the how, what and...more
In the recent case of Heiting v. United States, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied the taxpayer’s claim-of-right deduction pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 1341. The case stemmed from the taxpayer’s attempt...more
Certain revenue-raising proposals that would have affected the transfer tax regime and estate planning of high-net-worth individuals and trusts, which were included in the prior proposed bill in the House of Representatives,...more
...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
The U.S. House of Representatives bill released last month proposes several changes to the current rules governing trusts where the grantor pays the income tax, but the value of which is not included in the grantor’s estate...more