Recent developments in estate planning: Part 1
This first of a two-part article discusses legislative, gift, and estate tax developments.
Estates
Income taxation of trusts in California
The California Superior Court determined that all income, including California-source income, is subject to the apportionment formula.
IRS gets decedent’s share of proceeds from asset sale
The IRS was entitled to an estate’s share of the proceeds from the sale of limited partnerships’ assets after it intervened in a suit between the estate and the partnerships.
Income taxation of trusts and estates after tax reform
This item offers an overview of the main amendments to the income taxation of trusts and estates included in the TCJA.
Revenue procedure contains tax rate tables and inflation adjustments under new tax law
The IRS announced new lower tax brackets for 2018 and a number of other new items affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Reporting foreign trust and estate distributions to U.S. beneficiaries: Part 3
This last article in a three-part series contains an analysis of the tax reporting of the net income distribution to a U.S. beneficiary of a foreign nongrantor trust.
IRS simplifies procedure to request relief for late portability elections
This article discusses the relief available when an executor misses filing the election to make estate exclusion amount portable.
Reporting foreign trust and estate distributions to U.S. beneficiaries: Part 2
Part 2 of this three-part series analyzes legal and beneficial ownership concepts as applied to a trust or estate created and administered in a foreign common law jurisdiction in contrast to a civil law jurisdiction.
Foreign trust DNI, UNI, and the throwback rules: Important tax planning strategies
Foreign nongrantor trusts with U.S. beneficiaries have always been highly regulated under the throwback rules .
Recent developments in estate planning: Part 2
This second of a two-part article discusses GST tax and trust tax developments, as well as tax reform proposals and inflation adjustments for 2017.
Reporting foreign trust and estate distributions to U.S. beneficiaries: Part 1
Part 1 (of three) explains the classification criteria of a foreign nongrantor trust or foreign estate for U.S. tax purposes and the proper information reporting after U.S. taxes are withheld.
IRS allows certain estates an extension of time to make portability election
In a taxpayer-friendly development, the IRS issued guidance permitting certain estates to make a late portability election if they did not make a timely election.
Recent developments in estate planning: Part 1
This first of a two-part article discusses gift and estate tax developments.
Disclaimers as a fix for old trusts
The use of a disclaimer by a trust beneficiary may be helpful to adjust the results of a previously established irrevocable trust.
IRS provides simplified method to request an extension of time to make a portability election
In a taxpayer-friendly development, the IRS issued guidance permitting certain estates to make a late portability election if they did not make a timely election.
Estate planning for blended families
This column discusses AB trusts and ABC trusts.
Valuation of family-owned entities for estate and gift tax purposes under Sec. 2704
This article discusses the rules governing the effects of lapses and restrictions on voting or liquidation rights of owners on the valuation of family-held entities.
Sale of a residence in a QPRT
This item explores what happens if the residence is sold during the QPRT term.
IRS notice permits recalculation of marital deductions for same-sex couples
The IRS provided the procedures same-sex married couples should use to recalculate the transfer-tax treatment for property transferred to spouses.
How to fix an incorrect GST exemption allocation
The ability to obtain relief ensures that an individual’s GST exemption can be allocated correctly to certain transfers in trust.
