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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tax Liability Estate Planning

Frost Brown Todd

Here Comes the Sun(set of the TCJA): Taking Advantage of the 2025 Exclusion Amounts

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) brought significant changes to the federal estate and gift tax laws, marking a pivotal shift in the landscape of estate planning and wealth transfer. Enacted on December 22, 2017,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Baselines and the Bottom Line: How Congress’s Choice Could Determine the Fate of the Estate Tax Exemption

As lawmakers advance toward the critical 2025 tax cliff, a key—and increasingly contentious—policy question is coming into sharper focus: What should Congress assume about the future when it scores the cost of extending the...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Hot Topics for Private Clients and Family Offices from the 2025 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning – Part Two

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In our previous blog post on the 2025 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, we highlighted the concept of purpose trusts, a conference topic involving unique planning and charitable opportunities. In this second post of...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Act Now or Pay Later? Will Congress Extend the Higher Estate Tax Exemption Before 2026?

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2025, estate planners and their clients are closely monitoring developments in Washington, D.C. The scheduled sunset of the increased estate and gift tax exemption is now less...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

How Often to Review Your Trust and Estate Plan

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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

Polsinelli

Will the Red Wave Crash Down on the Estate Tax Sunset?

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Prior to November 5th, most pundits on both sides of the aisle did not forecast Republicans gaining control of both the Senate and House of Representatives. With Donald Trump being elected to a second term, we now have a “red...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

IRS Increases 2024 Federal Estate Tax Exemption and Gift Tax Exclusions: Key Points for Taxpayers

Estate planning is a lot like putting together a puzzle. The client provides you with their box lid showing what they want the ultimate result of their plan to look like. Then, estate planners are tasked to identify and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Event] 2019 Private Client East Coast Forum - November 21st, New York, NY

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The unique needs of ultra-high net worth families, their family office representatives and other advisers are multidimensional and ever-evolving. Join us November 21 for McDermott Will & Emery’s Private Client East Coast...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Kiddie Tax Changes May Increase Burden for Families with SNTs

Major changes to the “kiddie tax” could significantly increase the tax liability of assets placed in special needs trusts if the trust’s beneficiary is a minor and the income the trust earns is high enough. Congress...more

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