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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Trump Law’s Estate Tax Exemption Is a Boon for Wealth Planning

President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending package requires attention from both individuals and estate planners to advance their estate and income tax planning objectives. Originally Published by Bloomberg Law. ...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Another Attack on Private Placement Life Insurance

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Maximize Your Legacy: Take Advantage of the High Estate and Gift Tax Exemption Sunset

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As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the estate and gift tax exemption was doubled for tax years 2018-2025. In 2018, the exemption doubled from $5.49 million in 2017 to $11.18 million in 2018, and that amount has been...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Understanding the 2026 Changes to the Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Tax Exemptions

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 provided major changes to the Internal Revenue Code, specifically doubling the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption (collectively, the exemption) from...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Legacy Matters (Spring 2024)

Welcome to the spring edition of Legacy Matters, Nutter’s private wealth and nonprofit newsletter focusing on estate planning and philanthropy topics. In this issue, we analyze charitable deductions and required recordkeeping...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

West Coast Forum 2023 | Key Takeaways

McDermott’s Private Client Practice led interactive discussions on a broad range of topics pertinent to ultra-high-net-worth families, their family office representatives and other advisors at our Private Client West Coast...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Top Tax and Legal Considerations for Wealthy Families Going Global

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In recent years, we have seen high net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families become, increasingly, “global citizens.” As families and their assets touch multiple jurisdictions, a myriad of issues become especially important...more

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[Event] 2022 West Coast Forum - November 10th, Palo Alto, CA

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Join us this November for McDermott Will & Emery’s Private Client West Coast Forum. At these complimentary programs, experienced McDermott partners will lead discussions on a broad range of topics pertinent to...more

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[Event] 2022 West Coast Forum - November 9th, San Francisco, CA

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Join us this November for McDermott Will & Emery’s Private Client West Coast Forum. At these complimentary programs, experienced McDermott partners will lead discussions on a broad range of topics pertinent to...more

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[Event] 2022 West Coast Forum - November 8th, Beverly Hills, CA

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Join us this November for McDermott Will & Emery’s Private Client West Coast Forum. At these complimentary programs, experienced McDermott partners will lead discussions on a broad range of topics pertinent to...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

What Now? Estate Planning in 2022

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After months of speculation, 2022 began with no new federal estate and gift tax legislation.  As the proposed legislation wended its way through the legislative process in 2021, the major proposed changes to federal estate...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

Akerman LLP

Draft Legislation in U.S. House of Representatives Would Dramatically Alter Estate Planning Strategies

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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

Goodwin

Estate Planning Considerations For Year End 2020

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As the 2020 United States election and the end of the year approach, you may wish to consider making changes to your estate plan and/or making gifts to transfer assets to younger generations now. ...more

Jones Day

IRS to Begin Examination of Hundreds of High-Wealth Individuals Starting July 15

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The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") announced that as soon as it reopens its collection and examination functions on July 15, it will immediately begin the examination of hundreds of high-income individuals and private...more

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IRS Raises Impetus to Make Gifts Now With Proposed Regulations Protecting Gifts From Double Tax

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On November 23, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed new regulations that prevent individuals who make a gift of more than $5,000,000 before 2026 from being double taxed on those gifts if they die after 2026.1...more

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