Generation-Skipping Transfer, IRS, Death Tax

Death Tax Repeal Act

Offit Kurman on 3/3/2025

On February 13, 2025, Republican lawmakers in Congress introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act, which aims to permanently eliminate the federal estate tax. Since 2015, various legislative efforts to repeal the estate, gift, and...more

Seize the Moment: Maximizing Your Estate Planning Before 2026

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP on 5/30/2024

In a significant legislative shift, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 doubled the exemption amounts for estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (collectively known as “Death Taxes”). As of 2024, the federal...more

2024 Estate and Gift Tax Update

Cole Schotz on 12/14/2023

The IRS has announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2024. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2024, the Federal applicable exemption will increase from $12.92 million to $13.61...more

Practical Estate Planning Considerations During a Pandemic

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/10/2020

While the safety of your family is of first priority, the current health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 raises issues and presents estate planning opportunities for your consideration....more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future March 2019

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/6/2019

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

McGuireWoods LLP State Death Tax Chart January 2019

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/3/2019

This State Death Tax chart is maintained for the McGuireWoods LLP Website and is updated regularly. ...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future October 2018

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/1/2018

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future September 2018

McGuireWoods LLP on 9/17/2018

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future (Updated)

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/5/2018

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/13/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/1/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 11/8/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/27/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present, and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/2/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Projected Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2018 – How Much Can You Transfer?

Burr & Forman on 9/22/2017

The Consumer Price Index was released by the Labor Department in August 2017. Not everyone anxiously awaits the release of these numbers but the experts have now made estimates of how they will impact estate, gift, and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 8/2/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 7/11/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/9/2017

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 9/9/2016

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Estate Tax Changes Past, Present and Future

McGuireWoods LLP on 8/25/2016

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and...more

Generation-Skipping Transfer › Internal Revenue Service › Death Tax

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"