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A Taxing DilemmaA Taxing Dilemma

Encouraging clients to take advantage of the increased exemption.

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For taxable gifts made after 2017 and for estates of decedents dying after 2017, the exclusion from the U.S. gift and estate tax has been increased to $10 million (adjusted for inflation, $11.4 million in 2019).1 However, this increased exemption will expire at the end of 2025 when, commencing in 2026, the exclusion from the U.S. gift and estate tax will revert to the exemption that was in effect in 2017 (approximately $5 million, adjusted for inflation).2 In November 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations addressing various concerns that professional advisors, including financial advisors, accountants and attorneys, had raised regarding the effect of the increase in the exemption from the U.S. gift and estate tax...

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About the Authors

Gregory D. Singer

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Private Client Services

Gregory D. Singer is an asset allocation and wealth planning specialist at Capital Group Private Client Services. Prior to joining Capital Group in 2012, Greg was a senior managing director with AllianceBernstein serving in wealth planning, investment and marketing roles. Previously, he was a director for the Pepsi-Cola Company, where he held positions in finance, strategy and marketing. He has also served as the lead strategist for a subsidiary of The Limited and as an M&A analyst for Lehman Brothers. Singer concurrently earned a BS in finance and a BAS in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania, and he holds an MBA in finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He has published extensively in industry press and academic journals and has been cited in numerous periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is also a member of the investments editorial board for Trusts & Estates magazine. Greg is based in New York.

Gordon P. Stone III

Partner, Kozusko Harris Vetter Wareh Duncan

Gordon P. Stone III is a partner in the law firm of Kozusko Harris Vetter Wareh Duncan in New York City.