Once Removed Episode 18: The Reciprocal Trust Doctrine
In general, stock must be acquired at "original issuance" from the corporation in order to qualify for qualified small business stock (QSBS) treatment under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202. As discussed in a previous...more
Many estate planning strategies involve leveraging low interest rates in order to transfer the appreciation of an asset to beneficiaries free from transfer taxes. Generally, these techniques enable senior family members to...more
Act Now Before the Window of Opportunity Closes - By now you have probably heard that the House Ways and Means Committee introduced legislation a few weeks ago (see Let the Estate Tax Planning Games Begin - But Where Will...more
On September 10, 2021, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means released a draft of proposed legislation that, if enacted into law, would reduce the estate tax exemption and significantly limit the effectiveness of certain...more
You have probably heard that the House Ways and Means Committee released proposals for increasing gift and estate taxes in order support legislation being advanced by the Democratic majority in Congress. ...more
Key points •On Wednesday, September 15, The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a proposal for a $2.1 trillion tax increase. •The proposal could drastically change the gift and estate tax treatment of new...more
- 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
Astrid Owen leads this interactive webinar to discuss the US taxation of US beneficiaries and US settlors of non-US trusts. The benefit of using non-US grantor trusts established by a non-US person for US beneficiaries...more