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Proskauer Rose LLP

Wealth Management Update - July 2025

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The July 2025 Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 5.00%, which is the same as the June 2025 Section 7520 rate...more

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Key considerations for trustees deciding whether to exercise their power of appointment

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Among a trustee's numerous powers, the exercise of its power of appointment is one it will most often be asked to consider exercising. It is also the power that will come under the most scrutiny from beneficiaries....more

DarrowEverett LLP

Business Succession Planning: Pros and Cons of Passing S Corp Shares in Trust

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Business succession planning and estate planning are often linked together, particularly in the case of closely held family businesses. In the case of a shareholder who wishes to pass along their shares of an S corporation as...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Do You Know Where Your Gift or Bequest Is Coming From? If Not, You May Be Subject to a Gift/Inheritance Tax and the Related New...

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Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section (“Code §”) 2801, if you are a “U.S. Beneficiary” - who is the recipient of a gift or bequest from, or a distribution from a trust established by, a former U.S. citizen or former Green...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Diversification and Tax Savings with a 1031 UPREIT

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A 1031 UPREIT (Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust) transaction allows real estate investors to exchange property on a tax-deferred basis under IRS Section 1031 while gaining diversification and liquidity by...more

Hinckley Allen

The Essential Guide to Document Preservation for Estate and Business Planning

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Over the course of a lifetime, each of us will accumulate a small mountain of documents, paperwork that is often carelessly tossed in a drawer and then, perhaps, eventually discarded. Though much of this paperwork is...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Disclaiming to Save Taxes

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It’s not enough for the founder of a closely held business to have successfully established the business. The business has to grow, not only to increase profits, but also to make it more competitive and to diversify its...more

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