Estate Tax Exemptions
President's Proposed Tax Law Changes Would Increase Estate, Gift, and GST Tax Rates in 2018
President Obama’s budget proposal for 2015, which was released earlier this month, includes provisions to modify Estate and Gift Tax provisions established in the American Taxpayer Relief Act or ATRA, which was passed by Congress in 2013. The proposal would restore the Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) tax rates and parameters to levels that…
Read MoreNew Tax Laws Make Some Trusts' Investment Income Taxable in 2014
An article published on Bloomberg’s website BNA.com reported on recent changes to the tax laws that make some trusts’ previously-exempt net investment income taxable in 2014. According to the report, Adrienne Mikolashek, an attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, stated, “Once a trust distributes net investment income to a beneficiary under the Internal…
Read MoreWhat Are Estate Tax Exemptions?
Two separate estate tax exemptions exist that could apply when leaving assets to family, a lifetime tax exemption and a generation-skipping exemption. Lifetime Tax Exemptions The exemption most typically applied is called the Lifetime Tax Exemption, where each individual has a certain amount of federal tax exemption that they can leave to their heirs, usually a…
Read MoreWhat Are Estate Tax Exemptions?
Two separate estate tax exemptions exist that could apply when leaving assets to family, a lifetime tax exemption and a generation-skipping exemption. Lifetime Tax Exemptions The exemption most typically applied is called the Lifetime Tax Exemption, where each individual has a certain amount of federal tax exemption that they can leave to their heirs, usually a…
Read MoreIndiana and Congress Just Revolutionized Estate Planning
In Spring 2013, Governor Pence signed legislation that eliminated Indiana’s inheritance tax. Earlier in 2013, the US government approved a $5.25 million federal estate exemption with “portability”. Portability means that on the first spouses’ death, the estate can file a return that transfers any unused portion of the first spouse’s exemption to the surviving spouse.…
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