Due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the federal estate tax exemption will increase to a new, “permanent” $15 million exemption as of January 1, 2026. At the end of 2025, the historically high gift, estate, and...more
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA” or “the Act”) became law and ushered in the most significant changes to the Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) regime in more than a decade. These changes—codified...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA” or the “Act”), signed into law on July 4, 2025, made permanent changes to federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes...more
Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the OBBBA permanently extends many provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while introducing new rules for charitable giving and increasing estate and gift tax thresholds starting...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, is a sweeping piece of legislation spanning nearly 1,000 pages. It includes significant changes to federal estate and income tax laws that will affect...more
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) was signed into law, bringing with it important changes to the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer (GST) tax system. Many of the provisions in...more
In the months preceding the general election in 2024, the owners of many closely held businesses who had not yet given much thought to the disposition of their future estates, including their businesses, decided they should...more
The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings sweeping and permanent changes to the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax landscape. Most notably, it significantly increases the...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, brings sweeping changes to the tax code. While the name may sound like a marketing pitch, the law itself includes significant updates...more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) (OBBBA). This alert focuses on OBBBA changes regarding qualified small business stock (QSBS) and qualified opportunity zone (QOZ)...more
After months of intense negotiations, on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) was signed into law making various changes to the tax code that impacts estate, gift and income tax planning. Increased Estate, Gift...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law on July 4, 2025. This legislation introduces changes that will impact estate, tax, and business planning strategies for many business owners and high-net-worth individuals and...more
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4, 2025. The OBBBA represents a significant overhaul of the U.S. tax system, making permanent many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...more
Last week, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). At nearly 900 pages in length, OBBBA’s size lives up to its name by enacting sweeping changes to estate and gift taxes, income taxes,...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law (2025 Act), which made permanent a number of important tax provisions that were set to expire on January 1, 2026. From an estate planning...more
The long-anticipated “sunset” of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was slated for the end of 2025. Upon this “sunset,” the federal estate and gift tax exemptions—which reached $13.99 million per individual in...more
The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) on July 4, 2025 is the first key piece of tax legislation passed during President Trump’s second administration. While preserving much of the structure established...more
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
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1—referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The OBBBA extends and makes permanent certain provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that were set to expire...more
On July 3, 2025, and by a vote of 218 to 214, the U.S. House of Representative passed the Senate’s amended version of H.R. 1 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or OBBBA 2025), which is the tax-and-budget...more
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Bill), which was approved by the Senate and House earlier in the week. The 870 page-bill covers nearly every sector of the American economy, and...more
President Trump signed into law major tax legislation on July 4, 2025. While the bill itself is almost a thousand pages long, below is a bite-size summary of what you need to know about key provisions: Individual Income and...more