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Breaking Down the “Big, Beautiful Bill”: Priorities and Provisions in the Proposed 2025 Federal Income Tax Legislation

This Pillsbury alert provides an overview of the “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) as passed by the House Ways & Means Committee on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The overview breaks the bill into three main sections: Changes Affecting...more

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Revised Tax Legislation Proposal No Longer Includes Certain Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

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Certain revenue-raising proposals that would have affected the transfer tax regime and estate planning of high-net-worth individuals and trusts, which were included in the prior proposed bill in the House of Representatives,...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

The Implications for Estate Planning of Proposed Tax Provisions of the Build Back Better Act

What You Should Know •The House Ways and Means Committee has approved the tax provisions of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, a significant first step towards passage. •If passed as drafted, the proposed...more

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U.S. House Proposals Would Significantly Impact Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals If Enacted

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The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means’ tax proposals would significantly impact estate planning for high net worth individuals if enacted. Gift, estate and GST exemption amounts would be decreased; grantor trusts would...more

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Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for Trusts, Estates, and Retirement Accounts

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In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more

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House Democrats Propose Estate and Gift Tax Law Changes: Important Estate Planning Implications

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What you need to know: On September 13, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee released its proposed tax plan to fund President Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” social and economic spending package. If enacted as...more

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Big Potential Tax Changes on the Horizon for Clients

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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released proposed budget reconciliation legislation on September 13, 2021. The bill still must complete many steps in the legislative process – including passage by the full House of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Possible Changes to Estate and Gift Tax Law

Last week the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of proposed tax law changes to include in a reconciliation bill. While it is uncertain whether any of these proposals will be adopted – and if so in what form –...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Proposed Tax Law Changes Impacting Estate and Gift Taxes

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As many people are aware, Congress is considering changes to the federal tax code to support President Biden’s Build Back Better spending plan.  As of this writing, on September 22, 2021, no bill has been enacted....more

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Pending Tax Changes: House Ways and Means Committee Tax Proposals

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On September 13, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released draft budget reconciliation legislation proposing a number of significant tax changes for businesses and for individuals....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

House Tax Proposal Would Restrict Grantor Trust Planning: What You Need To Know Now

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On September 13, the House Ways & Means Committee proposed new tax provisions as part of the Build Back Better Act. The proposal includes many substantial tax changes that would affect personal income tax and business tax...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

House Tax Bill: What You Need To Know

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The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Taxation released its highly anticipated synopsis of the colloquial “tax bill.” Bill JCX-43-21 is the latest piece of legislation in a flurry of recent legislative activity...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Three Estate Planning Proposals to Watch

House Democrats recently released additional legislative proposals that, if passed, would affect several commonly used estate planning techniques. Among those proposals are three that would significantly impact some of the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

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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

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Trust and Estate Planning 2017 Year End Update

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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Federal Tax Reform May Affect Estate Planning

On November 2, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft tax reform bill known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Senate Finance Committee followed on November 9 with its own outline for tax reform legislation. Both...more

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Tax Reform Update: A Call for Committee Action

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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

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