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Tax News & Comment — February 2012
Tax News & Comment — February 2012
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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 — 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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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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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, form 709, gift, gift tax, gross estate, GST, ILIT, irs, like kind exchange, new york estate tax, probate, QTIP, QTIP election, qualified intermediary, statute of limitations, surviving spouse, tax appeals tribunal, tax legislation, treasury, valuation discount
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DELAWARE ASSET PROTECTION TRUSTS ECLIPSE OFFSHORE ENTITIES
EPTL § 7-1.3 provides in stark language that “[a] disposition in trust for the use of the creator is void as against the existing or subsequent creditors of the creator.” This prohibition against self settled spendthrift trusts has led some New York residents to create asset protection trusts in exotic places such as the Cayman or Cook Islands, or in less exotic ones, such as Bermuda or Switzerland. Continue reading
IRS Collections: Defensive Measures
A taxpayer facing IRS collection should initially determine whether the assessment was timely or whether the 10-year collection period will soon expire. Collections may not proceed if the statute of limitations on assessment was time-barred. Agreeing to extend the statute of limitations on assessment or collection, even if immediate assessment or enforcement action will otherwise is threatened, is not always advantageous. One reason is that interest well above the prime rate will continue to accrue. Continue reading
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Tagged abatement of interest, Appeals Office, audit, bankruptcy petition, collection due process, federal district court, Freedom of Information Act, innocent spouse relief, installment agreement, IRC § 6015(e), IRC § 6404(e), IRC § 7122. IRC § 6159, IRS collection, IRS levy, judicial review, NFTL, notice of federal tax lien, offer in compromise, refund claim, Reg. § 301.6343-3, statute of limitations, taxpayer assistance order
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Tax News & Comment — October 2013