Tax Planning, Estate Tax, Shareholders

Gifting Qualified Small Business Stock – Can You “Stack” the Section 1202 Odds In Your Favor?

Rivkin Radler LLP on 9/4/2025

C Corp - Imagine a closely held and growing start-up business (“Corp”) that was recently incorporated under state law and, so, is treated as a regular C corporation for purposes of the federal income tax. Thus, Corp will pay...more

Terminating a Trust? Don’t Forget to Consider This Tax Issue

Rivkin Radler LLP on 5/29/2025

Every conveyance of property or of an interest in property from one person to another is prompted, or at least influenced, by economic considerations. The parties to the transaction may swap properties, or one party may...more

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

Warner Norcross + Judd on 3/24/2025

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

Estate Planning Ownership Playbook

Kilpatrick on 2/11/2025

The Chicago Bears are a charter member of the National Football League, with ownership maintained by George Halas and later, his daughter, Virginia Halas McCaskey, for over 100 years. Upon Virginia McCaskey’s death last week,...more

Gift & Estate Tax Valuation: 5 Things To Remember

Opportune LLP on 4/28/2021

Here are five things to remember when performing the valuation of shares of a closely held entity for gift and estate tax reporting...more

Impact of US Tax Reform on Cross-Border Estate Planning

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/20/2018

The U.S. tax act enacted in December 2017 includes a number of provisions that impact high net worth families with U.S. connections. For families with U.S. members, changes to the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer...more