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Like Kind Exchanges in Crosshairs of President Obama and Congress
Like Kind Exchanges in Crosshairs of President Obama and Congress The Joint Committee on Taxation recently released its estimates of federal tax expenditures for the years 2012 through 2017. The five-year cost for Section 1031 was estimated to be $42 … Continue reading
Estate Planning in 2013
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Tax News & Comment — October 2012
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Tagged 1031, applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, asset protection trusts, carryover basis, Congress, credit shelter trust, Delaware Asset Protection Trust, division of tax appeals, estate attorney, estate planning, estate tax, form 709, gift tax, gross estate, GST, income tax, Obama taxes, surviving spouse, tax appeals tribunal, tax attorney, tax lawyer, tax legislation, tax planning
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2011 Tax and Estate Planning Decisions of Note
A. Issues Arising Under IRC §2036 An important objective in estate tax planning is to transfer of assets out of one’s taxable estate, while retaining a degree of beneficial enjoyment over the transferred property. Where the IRS believes too much … Continue reading
Tax News & Comment — August 2011
VIEW IN PDF: Tax News & Comment — August 2011 Approximately one million U.S. taxpayers have at least one financial account located in a foreign country. Many have not reported their offshore accounts to the IRS, a violation with possible … Continue reading
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Tagged 1031, applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, asset protection trusts, carryover basis, credit shelter trust, division of tax appeals, estate planning, estate tax, gross estate, irs, new york estate tax, qualified intermediary, statute of limitations, surviving spouse, tax appeals tribunal, tax legislation, tax planning
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Differing Tax Visions of President Obama and Governor Romney
Much has been made of the recent revelation that Governor Romney enjoyed a 14 percent tax rate on “carried interest,” which Congress permits to be reported as capital gain. Investors such as Mr. Romney pay a lower rate of tax … Continue reading
Posted in From Washington, Tax News & Comment
Tagged 1031, applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, asset protection trusts, audit, carryover basis, completed gift, Congress, credit shelter trust, Delaware Asset Protection Trust, disclaimers, division of tax appeals, estate planning, estate tax, gift tax, gross estate, ILIT, income tax, irs
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Recent IRS Developments
A. Recent IRS Developments Field audits of taxpayers with incomes exceeding $200,000 rose 34 percent in fiscal 2011 to 78,392. IRS Deputy Commissioner Steve Miller stated that “[w]e are looking more at taxpayers at these income levels because we … Continue reading
Tax News & Comment — April 2011
View Issue: Tax News & Comment — April 2011 pril 14, 2011 I. ESTATE TAX RETURNS Calculation and remittance of federal and NYS estate tax is of primary concern in administering an estate. An estate tax return must be filed … Continue reading
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Tax News & Comment — June, 2010
To view full issue: Tax News & Comment — June, 2010 To View Full Issue: Tax News & Comment — June, 2010 The June, 2010 issue of Tax News & Comment, in “From Washington,” discusses the new $56 billion tax … Continue reading
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Estate Planning in 2010: Treatise
Estate Planning in 2010: Treatise PDF: Estate Planning Outline © 2010 David L. Silverman, J.D., LL.M. (Taxation) Law Offices of David L. Silverman 2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite 265A South Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 466-5900 July 26, 2010 Estate Planning … Continue reading
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Tagged applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, carryover basis, disclaimers, estate tax, formula disclaimers, Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, gift tax, GRATS, GST tax, marital deduction, nys estate tax, QPRTs, QTIP, qualified personal residence trusts, retroactive estate tax, sales of assets to grantor trust, self-settled spendthrift trusts
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Gift Planning in 2010
PDF: Tax News & Comment — March 2010 I. Introduction Many taxpayers wish to transfer assets to their children during their lifetimes rather than at their death. Therefore, lifetime transfer planning remains important for reasons wholly independent from the … Continue reading
New Carryover Basis Rules
Prior to 2010, property acquired from a decedent generally received a stepped-up basis under IRC § 1014. The purpose of the statute is to avoid the double taxation that would result if the asset were first subject to estate tax … Continue reading
Operation of New Carryover Basis Rules
Enacted as part of the 2001 Tax Act, IRC § 1022 repeals the current basis step-up at death for property owned by a decedent, and replaces it with a carryover basis provision effective on January 1, 2010. If estate tax repeal occurs as scheduled on December 31, 2009, the new basis rules must be planned for, as they will effect a sea change in income and estate taxation. Congress is unlikely to repeal the estate tax without a return to carryover basis. Continue reading
Estate Planning in 2010
© 2010 Law Offices of David L. Silverman, J.D., LL.M, Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 466-5900 Estate Planning in 2010 For PDF Version, press here: Estate Planning Treatise FD I. Period of Uncertainty The federal estate tax was repealed midnight, … Continue reading
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Tax News & Comment — February 2014