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Still the One! – The Use of Private Placement Life Insurance in Tax Planning for Trial Attorneys with Contingency Fee Income

In the Soundtrack of Our Lives, one of the songs that I still get to hear from time to time on Sirius XM, is “Still the One” which was recorded and released by the band Orleans in 1976. I was in the tenth grade just to be...more

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Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) – A Homage to Sergio Mendes and a Little Bit About Tax Planning for PPLI for Trial Lawyers

Litigation attorneys have had the ability to defer contingency fees since 1994. You are hard pressed to find another profession that has this tax advantage. Hedge fund managers have been running and winning the “Death Race”...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

Womble Bond Dickinson

Supreme Court Decision in Connelly v. United States

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On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in in Connelly, As Executor of the Estate of Connelly v. United States, (602 US ________). The decision involves the application of the federal estate tax...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Estate and Tax Planning for US Expatriates

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What are the most important elements of estate and tax planning for US expatriates?  Are you planning to move out of the United States?  Are you a US taxpayer who lives and works outside of the country?  What are some of the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup June 5 – June 9, 2023

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 5, 2023 – June 9, 2023...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

When Should You Hire a Probate Attorney?

If probate is needed, the process usually begins soon after a loved one passes away. The probate process can be long, stressful, and expensive. Some family members are able to manage it on their own without an attorney, but...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation, Sept. 27, 2022

LEGISLATIVE LOWDOWN - Congress Advances Towards CR as Deadline Approaches. Yesterday, Senate Democrats proposed legislation to fund the federal government through Dec. 16 with the use of a continuing resolution (CR). The...more

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All in the Family – Introducing Family Owned Life Insurance™ (aka FOLI™)

The All in the Family podcast introduces Family Owned Life Insurance™ or (FOLI™). FOLI™ is a specialty use of group private placement life insurance for Family Offices. FOLI™ is a powerful product that will allow Family...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Not Selling Despite Tax Increases? Review the Buy-Sell Agreement Among Owners

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Not Selling Your Business This Year? Beginning shortly before the House Ways and Means Committee released its version of the President’s Build Back Better plan, several posts on this blog have explored the uptick in M&A...more

Morgan Lewis

The House Democrats’ Tax Plan – The Time for Estate Planning Is Now

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The Democrats of the House of Representatives have released a much-anticipated tax plan that would significantly impact the federal estate and gift tax system. Importantly, the House could still amend this legislation and the...more

Freeman Law

Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements and the Tax Code

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A recent Tax Court decision in De Los Santos v. Commissioner illustrates the complexity of split-dollar life insurance arrangements. Taxpayers who participate in these or other types of life insurance arrangements should...more

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RETURN TO FOREVER - What Game Shall We Play Today?

Rediscover the use of Split Dollar life insurance. It offers tremendous amounts of gift and income tax leverage benefits! #splitdollar #premiumfinance #insurance #estateplanning #financialadvisor ...more

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RETURN TO FOREVER - What Game Shall We Play Today?

Nowotny On Death and Taxes podcast episode #39 addresses using the planning power of split dollar life insurance for income and estate tax planning benefits. #splitdollar #taxplanning #estateplanning #financialadvisors ...more

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INTRODUCING MALTA SPLIT DOLLAR

Learn how to convert tax deferred dollars into tax-free dollars using Malta Split Dollar....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup October 5 – October 9, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 28, 2020 – October 2, 2020... October 7, 2020: The IRS published final regulations...more

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THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR

Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar Life Insurance - This webinar covers: What is Split Dollar? Loan Method versus Economic Benefit. Leverage Split Dollar Rollout. Planning examples using Split Dollar....more

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HEAVEN CAN WAIT

Nowotny On Death and Taxes podcast episode #24, discusses using the Loan Method of Split Dollar in the After-Life!...more

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THE PAPER CHASE

THE PAPER CHASE - Using the Loan Method of Split Dollar as an alternative to attorney fee deferrals. 1) Defer fees. 2) Once deferred convert fees into tax free income. 3) Reposition in a Structured Settlement Life Insurance...more

Blank Rome LLP

2020 California Estate and Tax Planning Newsletter

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Blank Rome’s annual estate and tax planning newsletter addresses certain concepts and techniques that should be considered in 2020 by our clients and friends in California. Perhaps the most important and troublesome...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Did you know that the IRS has 59 Compliance Campaigns? Have your Audit Plan Ready!

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IRS Large Business and International (IRS LBI) currently has 59 Active Compliance Campaigns.  The purpose of the IRS compliance campaign strategy is to redefine large business compliance work and build a supportive...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS issues simplified procedures for insurance companies to change methods of accounting to comply with amended Section 846

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released two revenue procedures that relate to the implementation of accounting method changes as a result of the revisions to Section 846 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more

Cozen O'Connor

“Untying the Knot”: Practical Considerations for the Newly Divorced

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I was asked recently by a financial advisor in New York, to review and comment on a chart he had put together which was designed to help newly-divorced people in get back on their feet. The draft document I received covered...more

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Wealth Management Update - July 2019

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Supreme Court Ruling in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. [TBD] and its Relevance to Income Taxation of Accumulated Income in California Trusts - The Supreme Court...more

Carlton Fields

New Tax Law Eliminates 30-Day Safe Harbor Against CFC Status

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The recent tax law changes have focused primarily on corporate income tax, and in the international context, mostly on outbound tax matters. However, certain less publicized changes to the Code’s controlled foreign...more

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