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Estate Planning in 2013
Posted in Estate Planning, Estate Planning in 2013, Estate Planning in 2013, News, Treatises
Tagged applicable exclusion amount, carryover basis, completed gift, Congress, estate planning, estate tax, form 709, gift tax, gross estate, GST, marital deduction, new york estate tax, QTIP, QTIP election, surviving spouse, tax planning
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Tax and Legal Issues Arising in Connection With The Federal Gift Tax Return (2013 Revision)
Posted in Estate Planning, Federal Gift Tax, Gift Tax Planning, Gifts to Minors, Tax & Legal Issues Arising in Connection with the Federal Gift Tax Return (2013 Revision), Treatises
Tagged applicable exclusion amount, completed gift, deceased spouse unused exclusion amount, DSUE, estate planning, estate tax, gift tax, marital deduction, QTIP, QTIP election, tax planning
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The Decedent’s Last Will: A Final Profound Statement
Introduction. A will is a written declaration providing for the transfer of property at death. Although having legal significance during life, the will is without legal force until it “speaks” at death. Upon the death of the decedent, rights of … 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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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, 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 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
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Tax News & Comment — February 2012
Tax News & Comment — February 2012
Posted in Tax News & Comment
Tagged applicable exclusion amount, asset protection, asset protection trusts, credit shelter trust, Delaware Asset Protection Trust, estate planning, gift tax, probate, QTIP election, statute of limitations, surviving spouse, tax appeals tribunal, tax legislation, tax planning
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Tax News & Comment — October 2013