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Trump Accounts: The New Child Savings Account Established Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA). The OBBA established a new type of tax-advantaged savings account for minors, known as “Trump Accounts.” While the specific details of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Estate Planning in Uncertain Times

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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."- The Serenity Prayer- The first 100 days of President Trump’s administration have been...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

The Powers and Perils of Intrafamily Loans

It is not uncommon for family members to lend a helping hand to one another through intrafamily loans. While loans can benefit family borrowers who may not qualify for a traditional loan or who need flexible payment...more

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Terminating a Trust? Don’t Forget to Consider This Tax Issue

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Every conveyance of property or of an interest in property from one person to another is prompted, or at least influenced, by economic considerations. The parties to the transaction may swap properties, or one party may...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Wealth Management Update - May 2025

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The May 2025 Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 5.00%, which is the same as the April 2025 Section 7520 rate...more

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Will the Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemption Be Reduced in 2026?

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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

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The Incomparable IDGT: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

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When creating trusts for estate-reduction purposes, nothing compares to the Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust.  This type of trust is referred to by the acronym “IDGT.” Called by some as an I-D-G-T and others a word that...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

If It's Too Good To Be True...The Latest Guidelines from the IRS

There are a lot of very smart tax attorneys out there who are trying to figure out something new, and yet there’s very little innovation.  Almost all techniques that we use are incremental variations of an older technique...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Taxes and the 2024 Election: ‘Tis the Season to Plan and Act

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This is The End- I have dreaded the year end for as long as I can remember. As a teenager and then as a young adult I associated the final quarter of the year, and especially the period beginning on Thanksgiving and...more

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Year-End Estate Planning for 2023

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A strong stock market and “soft landing” have generated significant wealth this year. The gift tax, estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax are all imposed on the fair market value of assets at the time of transfer....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2022 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

During 2022, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, global inflation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the uncertainty about the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and the Inflation Reduction Act...more

Woods Rogers

‘Tis the Season (For Charitable Giving)

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The year-end is approaching, but you still have time to work on your 2022 tax planning. Consider giving to your favorite charity to make this holiday season merry. Planned charitable giving provides you a way to maximize...more

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Attention Congress: Focus On the Estate Tax Regime; Leave the Income Tax Alone

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“Déjà vu All Over Again”- The White House last week released the President’s Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023. The Budget is ambitious, but its “investments,” we are told, “are more than paid for with tax reforms focused on...more

Blank Rome LLP

2022 California Estate and Tax Planning Newsletter

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Our annual estate and tax planning newsletter discusses certain concepts and techniques that should be considered in 2022 by our clients and friends in California. Perhaps the most important recent development was the failure...more

Foster Garvey PC

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

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...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

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Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for Trusts, Estates, and Retirement Accounts

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In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

House Ways and Means Advances Draft Tax Legislation with Dramatic Impact on Estate, Gift and Trust Taxation

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Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee released, and advanced out of committee, draft tax legislation intended to form a part of the Democratic budget reconciliation bill.  At almost 900 pages in length, this draft...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Three Estate Planning Proposals to Watch

House Democrats recently released additional legislative proposals that, if passed, would affect several commonly used estate planning techniques. Among those proposals are three that would significantly impact some of the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Tennessee Further Solidifies Itself as a Top State for Trusts

For years, we have known that Tennessee has one of the most robust trust codes in the country. While this is surprisingly not one of the main topics at dinner tables nationwide, more than just Tennessee residents can share...more

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Business Succession Planning – Should I Own My Business In A Trust?

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Closely-held businesses come in all shapes and sizes. Some owners own 100% of their businesses. Some have partners. Some have children in the business. Some do not. A common question that a client asks the business and...more

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Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts: Planning Opportunities in Today’s Low-Interest-Rate Environment

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As the pandemic continues to hinder nonprofits’ ability to fundraise effectively and connect with supportive donors, a charitable lead annuity trust can be a vehicle to provide immediate and ongoing funding to charities, as...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

To Give or Not to Give: Considerations for Year-End Gifting

Presented by Cohen Seglias attorney Whitney Patience O'Reilly on December 15, 2020. As we approach the end of the year, individuals face decisions about whether or not to gift money and the potential ramifications for any...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] To Give or Not to Give: Considerations for Year-End Gifting - December 15th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

As we approach the end of the year, individuals face decisions about whether or not to gift money and the potential ramifications for any gifts they make now or in the future. Join Whitney O’Reilly in this interactive webinar...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2020 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2020, COVID-19, the US presidential election, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES ACT) dominated the planning landscape....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

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

- 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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