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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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Post Mortem Estate & Income Tax Planning
View outline: Post Mortem Estate & Income Tax Planning Post Mortem Estate and Income Tax Planning Outline Post Mortem Estate & Income Tax Planning © 2011 David L. Silverman, J.D., LL.M. (Taxation) Law Offices of David L. Silverman 2001 Marcus … Continue reading
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Tagged applicable exclusion amount, estate lawyer, estate planning, estate tax, form 709, gift tax, gross estate, GST, ILIT, life insurance trusts, new york estate tax, probate, QTIP, QTIP election, surviving spouse, tax attorney, tax lawyer, tax planning, valuation discount
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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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Tagged applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, asset protection trusts, carryover basis, completed gift, Delaware Asset Protection Trust, estate planning, estate tax, form 709, gift tax, gross estate, GST, irs, marital deduction, probate, QTIP, QTIP election, qualified intermediary, surviving spouse, tax appeals tribunal, tax legislation, tax planning
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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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Asset Sales to Grantor Trusts: Antidote to New Estate Tax?
PDF: Sales of Assets to Defective Grantor Trusts I. Introduction Asset sales to grantor trusts exploit income tax provisions enacted to prevent income shifting by capitalizing on different definitions of “transfer” for transfer and income tax purposes. The objective … Continue reading
Marital Deduction Planning
PDF: Marital Deduction Planning.wpd I. Review of Current Wills The estate tax will resume no later than January 1, 2011. At that time, the exemption amount may be $1 million (if Congress fails to do anything), or it could … Continue reading
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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
Tax and Legal Issues Arising In Connection With the Preparation of the Federal Gift Tax Return, Form 709 — Treatise
With little Congressional interest in increasing the $1 million lifetime exemption, familiarity with gift tax is important in estate planning. This seminar will first consider legal requirements for a completed gift. Filing requirements will then be reviewed. Gifts exempt from the gift tax, gifts for which a deduction is available, and split gifts will be discussed. Current valuation issues will be examined in connection with determining the value of gifted assets. The importance of expert appraisals and adequate disclosure will be emphasized. Penalties, deficiencies and preparer penalties will be reviewed, as will issues involving compliance, collection and liens. The relationship with the estate tax will be analyzed. Finally, a completed Form 709, illustrating concepts presented, will be studied in detail.
The Federal Gift Tax Return Form 709: Tax & Legal Issues
1. Nature of gift tax; filing requirements; extensions; bond 8. Valuing gifts of real estate & closely held companies
2. Whether to file if uncertain as to whether gift complete 9. Valuation discounts and adequate disclosure
3. Statute of limitations on assessment and collection 10. Importance of expert appraisal; preparer penalties
4. Annual exclusion gifts; reciprocal transfers; minors 11. Penalties, interest, liens and transferee liability
5. Exempted transfers: political, educational & medical 12. Assessment, deficiencies & collection; basis issues
6. Gifts to spouses and marital deduction; charitable gifts 13. Relationship with the Estate Tax; “gross up” rule
7. Split gifts: manner and time of consent, liability issues 14. Review of completed Form 709 gift tax return Continue reading
Asset Protection Seminar: July 27, 2010 in Lake Success, NY
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2009 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note
2009 Gift & Estate Tax Decisions of Note
Requirement of Filing Federal Gift Tax Return
The requirement of filing a federal gift tax return arises when one has made a completed taxable gift. Incomplete gifts do not impose any gift tax filing requirement. Thus, the donor’s gift of a diamond ring would exemplify a completed gift. However, if the donor reserved the power to revest beneficial title in the ring to himself at a later date, the gift would be incomplete.
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The IRC § 2036 Trap in Planning With FLPs & Grantor Trusts
Printer-friendly PDF Memorandum: The IRC § 2036 Trap in Planning With FLPs & Grantor Trusts.wpd The IRS has advanced many theories to challenge the gift and estate tax savings occasioned by the use of family entities and grantor trusts in … Continue reading
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Tagged applicable exclusion amount, estate planning, estate tax, gift tax, gross estate, IRC § 2036, irs
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Negotiating the Generaton-Skipping Tax
The Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) tax thwarts multigenerational transfers of wealth by imposing a transfer tax “toll” at each generational level. Prior to its enactment, beneficiaries of multigenerational trusts were granted lifetime interests of income or principal, or use of trust assets, but those lifetime interests never rose to the level of ownership. Thus, it was possible for the trust to avoid imposition of gift or estate tax indefinitely. Continue reading
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 →