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Mandelbaum Barrett PC

The High Cost of Delay: Why Ultra-High-Net-Worth Families Must Act Now on Estate and Asset Protection

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For ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) whose estates far exceed the 2025 federal lifetime exemption of $13.99 million per person, the stakes for estate and asset protection planning have never been higher-or more...more

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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

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

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Self-Directed IRAs and the Prohibited Transaction Rules – Part 1

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Part 1: Permitted Investments and Compliance - The self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) is an increasingly popular option for an IRA account owner, especially those owners who have significant net worth and...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

How an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Can Be Used to Avoid or Reduce the Estate Tax

With the federal estate tax exemption possibly about to be lowered, it may be time to think about steps you can take to keep your estate from being taxed. An irrevocable life insurance trust allows you to pass on money to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Personal Estate Planning

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Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update

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Here in is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The New Estate Tax Law – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

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Increase in Exemption from Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes - On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act implements a variety of significant tax reforms....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2016 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory

In 2016, we continued to experience a period of relative stability in our federal transfer tax system and have been able to plan without expecting imminent significant changes to the system. Under the American Taxpayer Relief...more

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Put Me in Coach! Using Split Dollar Life Insurance Plans to Compensate Division I Coaches

In August 2016, the national sports media provided details regarding the compensation package for Coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of Michigan. It comes as no surprise to anyone that Division I football and basketball...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Should life insurance be a part of your estate plan?

Today, the federal gift and estate tax exemption stands at $5.45 million, so fewer families are facing estate tax liability. This begs the question: Can life insurance continue to play an important role in estate planning?...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Transfer Taxes After The Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “2012 Act”) had a profound impact on the transfer tax system. I will briefly describe that system and then, by way of background, set the stage for these changes by summarizing...more

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Panning for Gold in the Ivory Tower – Using Split Dollar and Private Placement Life Insurance to Compensate Senior Executives of...

Overview - Charitable organizations from hospitals to universities have a difficult time attracting and retaining top executive talent from the world of public corporations. Public corporations provide competitive...more

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