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One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): Part II – Estate and Gift Tax

Foster Garvey PC on 7/11/2025

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

How Often to Review Your Trust and Estate Plan

Allen Barron, Inc. on 2/26/2025

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

Another Attack on Private Placement Life Insurance

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 1/9/2025

The use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by high-net-worth individuals has generated considerable controversy over the years, with proponents arguing that it is a proper use of existing laws that provide many of the...more

Now That We’ve Seen the Eclipse, It’s Time To Plan for the TCJA Sunset

Roetzel & Andress on 5/6/2024

As the ball drops in Times Square on December 31, 2024, many of the tax breaks established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 will disappear. While the TCJA made some permanent tax cuts, a number of tax cuts and...more

Massachusetts Tax Reform Enacted – Estate Tax Exemption Increase and Other Help for Residents

Bowditch & Dewey on 10/5/2023

The long-awaited Massachusetts tax reform package was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Among the provisions: Estate Tax Reform: Establishes a non-refundable credit of $99,600 for each estate,...more

One Step Closer to “Building Back” – Where Do Federal Transfer Taxes Stand?

Rivkin Radler LLP on 11/23/2021

Tax the Rich? The President’s plan for a tax regime that would ensure the rich pay their “fair share” of the cost of implementing his programs has come one step closer to being realized . . . maybe . . . well, sort of ....more

Grantor Trusts On The Precipice?

Rivkin Radler LLP on 9/28/2021

Where Are We? Have you seen the Triumvirate of late? No, not Julius, Pompey, and Crassus. I’m referring to more contemporary political figures, whose names and exploits are not likely to appear in volumes that will be...more

New York Is Getting Out Of The Zone, The Qualified Opportunity Zone, That Is

Rivkin Radler LLP on 4/12/2021

New York’s Governor Cuomo is having a bad 2021. Some may attribute this to his hubris or to karma; others may point to an emboldened, and now veto-proof, progressive State Legislature; many will claim that Mr. Cuomo is paying...more

Responding To The Democratic Party’s Tax Plans

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 8/24/2020

The Convention- The Democratic Party’s “virtual” convention last week seems to have gone pretty well. All the stars of the Party’s firmament were on hand and spoke in “virtually” one voice in their assessment of the...more

Maine Legislature Passes Tax Conformity Legislation - Now Awaits Governor’s Signature

Pierce Atwood LLP on 9/5/2018

In a special session, the Maine legislature passed tax conformity legislation on August 30, 2018, after having failed to pass this legislation prior to its spring adjournment. The legislation is now on the Governor’s desk...more

Comprehensive Tax Reform in Place as Congress Passes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 12/27/2017

On December 20, 2017, Congress passed the most extensive package of reforms to the United States income tax system since the overhaul of the tax code in 1986. Enacting tax reform has been a key priority of the Trump...more

Congress Releases Revised Conference Bill on Tax Reform - A Look at How It Compares with Earlier House and Senate Bills

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/20/2017

Congress released the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on late Friday evening, Dec. 15, 2017. This version of the bill is the result of a conference committee process to marry the different bills previously passed by the U.S. House of...more

Trust and Estate Planning 2017 Year End Update

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 12/4/2017

As we approach the end of the year, we thought you would find it useful to have the following summary of recent developments and updates that may affect your trust and estate planning....more

Tax Reform Update: A Call for Committee Action

Burr & Forman on 10/5/2017

On September 27, 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the National Economic Council, the Chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the Chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Speaker of the...more

Tax Reform and the Potential Impact on Tax-Exempt Organizations

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/13/2017

Both the Trump Administration and key leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are continuing their focus on tax reform. Although details are being withheld until the Republican leadership in the House,...more

The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Potential U.S. Tax Reform Implications of the 2016 Elections

Dickinson Wright on 11/28/2016

As a result of the United States federal elections on November 8, 2016, Donald J. Trump is the president-elect, and the House of Representatives and Senate both will consist of Republican majorities. As a result, it is...more

U.S. Pre-Immigration Tax Planning

Carlton Fields on 1/6/2016

The U.S. Pre-Immigration Tax Planning brochure provides information on the U.S. Tax Code, income tax, estate and gift tax, and pre-immigration considerations, in addition to real-world examples. There are no adverse...more

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