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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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Tax News & Comment — October 2013