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Revision of New York Power of Attorney Law Takes Effect
Revision of New York Power of Attorney Law Takes Effect Effective 9/1/09, NY General Obligations Law §5-1501, which governs the content and execution of powers of attorney, was revised and amended. Powers executed prior this date remain valid, but are … Continue reading
Post Mortem Estate Tax Planning
Post Mortem Estate Planning Calculation and remittance of federal and NYS estate tax is of primary concern in administering an estate. An estate tax return must generally be filed within nine months of the decedent’s death, and payment must also … Continue reading
Portability of Estate Tax Exclusion — Did Congress Guild the Lily?
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — February 2013 I. Introduction As part of the 2010 Tax Act, Congress enacted a statute allowing a surviving spouse to utilize the unused portion of the predeceasing spouse’s lifetime estate tax … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planning, Gift Tax Planning, Lifetime Exclusion, Portability
Tagged advantages of portability, applicable exclusion amount, credit shelter trust, credit shelter trust vs. portability, deceased spousal exclusion amount, disadvantages of portability, DSUE, electing portability, estate attorney, estate planning, estate tax, estate tax exclusion, estate tax return, gift tax, gross estate, GST, ILIT, IRS estate tax audits, new york estate tax, Portability, QTIP election, QTIP Trust, tax attorney, tax lawyer
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Elder Law Planning: Deciphering the Puzzle
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — February 2013 Elder Law Planning: Deciphering the Puzzle I. Social Security The Social Security program, begun during the Great Depression under President Roosevelt, is the forerunner of Medicare and Medicaid. The … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Trusts
Tagged Elder Law, EPTL 7-1.12, estate attorney, Medicaid, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Exempt Assets, Medicaid Surtax, Medicaid Trusts, Medicare, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part C, Medicare Part D, Medigap, National Health Care, Recovery from Estate, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, tax attorney, tax lawyer, Third Party Special Needs Trusts
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Elder Law Planning: Deciphering the Puzzle
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — February 2013 Elder Law Planning: Deciphering the Puzzle I. Social Security The Social Security program, begun during the Great Depression under President Roosevelt, is the forerunner of Medicare and Medicaid. The … Continue reading
Posted in Elder Law
Tagged Elder Law, EPTL 7-1.12, estate attorney, Medicaid, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Exempt Assets, Medicaid Surtax, Medicaid Trusts, Medicare, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part C, Medicare Part D, Medigap, National Health Care, Recovery from Estate, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, tax attorney, tax lawyer, Third Party Special Needs Trusts
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2012 Regulations, Rulings & Pronouncements of Note
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — February 2013 2012 Regulations, Rulings & Pronouncements of Note I. Taxpayer Advocate Report National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson issued the agency’s annual report to Congress on January 9, 2013. The report … Continue reading
Posted in IRS Rulings & Regulations
Tagged Acquiescence, applicable exclusion amount, Chief Council Advisory, estate attorney, identity theft, IRS underfunding, like kind exchange, probate, Revenue Procedures, Revenue Rulings, tax attorney, tax lawyer, tax legislation, Technical Memoranda, treasury regulations
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2012 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — February 2013 2012 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note I. Formula Clauses The Tax Court in Wandry v. Com’r, T.C. Memo 2012-88, nonacq., 2012-46 I.R.B. upheld a defined value clause containing … Continue reading
Posted in Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note, Gift Tax Planning, News, Tax Decisions, Tax News & Comment
Tagged Abatement of Penalties, Adequate Disclosure, Administration Expenses, applicable exclusion amount, asset protection trusts, Charitable Contributions, Claims for Refund, Conservation Easement, estate attorney, Estate Planning with, Estate Planning with Family Entities, Estate Tax Returns, formula clauses, gift tax returns, Protective Claims, Protective Refund Claims, Revenue Procedures, Revenue Rulings, tax attorney, Tax Court, tax lawyer, valuation discounts, wandry v. commissioner
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2012 Taxpayer Relief Act & Tax Outlook for 2013
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — February 2013 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act & Tax Outlook for 2013 I. Overview of Act On January 2, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act) into law, … Continue reading
Posted in From Washington, News, Tax News & Comment
Tagged applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, audit, Congress, estate attorney, estate planning, estate tax, gift tax, gross estate, income tax, Internal Revenue Service, like kind exchange, marital deduction, Medicaid, Medicare, new york estate tax, Portability, President Obama, probate, QTIP, tax attorney, tax lawyer, tax planning, valuation discount
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Tax News & Comment — February 2013
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Posted in Tax News & Comment
Tagged applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, asset protection trusts, credit shelter trust, estate attorney, estate planning, estate tax, gift tax, gross estate, GST, ILIT, irs, like kind exchange, marital deduction, New York decanting statute, new york estate tax, President Obama, probate, QTIP, tax attorney, tax lawyer, tax legislation, tax planning
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Tax News & Comment — October 2012
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Historic Changes in Tax Law Appear Imminent — October 2012
View PDF of Article in Tax New & Comment — October 2012 HISTORIC CHANGES IN TAX LAW APPEAR IMMINENT — OCTOBER 2012 Barring a significant change in voter sentiment in Ohio, and to a lesser extent in Florida and Virginia, … Continue reading
Posted in From Washington, News, Tax News & Comment
Tagged 2012 presidential election taxes, Bush tax cuts, capital gains tax, Clinton taxes, congress 2012 taxes, dividends tax, estate attorney, Governor Romney taxes, medicare surtax, obama estate tax, Obama tax, President Obama taxes, Romeny tax, romney estate tax, sunset bush tax cuts, tax attorney, tax lawyer
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Tax News & Comment — October 2012
View in PDF: Tax News & Comment — October 2012
Posted in Tax News & Comment
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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Recent IRS Developments — October 2012
View Article in Tax News & Comment — October 2012 RECENT IRS DEVELOPMENTS – OCTOBER 2012 Over 50 million Americans are now filing tax returns showing no income tax liability. This represents approximately 35 percent of all personal income tax … Continue reading
Posted in IRS Matters, News, Tax News & Comment
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Tax Court Defies IRS: Expands Use of Defined Value Clauses
View Article in Tax News & Comment — October 2012 TAX COURT DEFIES IRS: EXPANDS USE OF DEFINED VALUE CLAUSES The recent loss by the IRS in the Tax Court case Wandry v. Com’r, T.C. Memo 2012-88, added to the … Continue reading
Posted in Defined Value Clauses, Estate Planning, From the Courts, Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note, News, Tax Decisions, Tax News & Comment
Tagged christiansen v. commissioner, defined value clauses, estate attorney, formula clauses, formula clauses adjusting transfer, formulas that define consideration, formulas that define transers, IRS revaluation of gifts, mccord v. commissioner, petter v. commissioner, procter v. commissioner, proctor v. commissioner, tax attorney, tax lawyer, value of transferred property, wandry v. commissioner
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Tax News & Comment — October 2013