Making Two Years Last a Lifetime

The sweeping federal tax legislation enacted in 2001 was a boon for many, but it also created a thorny issue for estate tax planning. The law provided...

Transfer of Interest in FLPs

Fewer estates are now subject to federal estate taxes, thanks to the $5 million federal estate tax exemption. Internal Revenue Service data indicates...

The TEA Factor

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (TRA 2010) has been described as an estate planning with its 35 percent...

The New Investment Alternative

Long-term care (LTC) insurance can be an attractive investment alternative for high-net-worth individuals for two reasons....

Making the Election or Not

The challenges of dealing with the choice of tax regimes for 2010 decedents can approach you from many fronts....

Life and Death Decisions

Executors of estates of decedents who died in 2010 face a tough choice under the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act...

Two Estates, Two Decisions

The 2010 Tax Act answered many questions that lingered in practitioners' minds throughout 2010....

A Cautionary Tale

Most executors know that there need not be estate tax for decedents dying in 2010. ...

Consider State Tax Regimes, Too

Last summer, one of our clients in his mid-forties died unexpectedly, before we were able to finish helping him with his wealth transfer planning....

When There's a QPRT and GRAT

At our firm, we're facing an unusual situation concerning a client who died in 2010 during the term of a qualified personal residence trust and a grantor retained annuity trust....

Estate Tax Now or Capital Gains Tax Later?

To opt or not to opt, that is the question. ...

Planning for Multi-generational Trusts

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Act) creates significantly more multi-generational trust...

Tax Law Update

Tax Court holds residence isn't includible in decedent's estate under Internal Revenue Code Section 2036 In Estate of Riese, T.C. Memo 2011-60 (March...

Making a Gift and Keeping it Too

The dust is slowly settling after the enactment of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Act)....

A Balanced Solution

When we recommend ways for our clients to reduce their estates, we're mindful that clients generally want a comfortable cushion for retirement. But, providing...

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