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 15, 2011), Sylvia Riese of Kings Point, N.Y., inherited her husband's fortune, which he had...
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 15, 2011), Sylvia Riese of Kings Point, N.Y., inherited her husband's fortune, which he had...
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). Estate planners are beginning to carefully consider a number of opportunities that allow...
A great deal has been written in the last decade about trust-owned life insurance (TOLI) and the responsibilities and obligations of trustees/fiduciaries of irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs). Although descriptions of a TOLI may be...
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Act) creates significantly more multi-generational trust planning opportunities. The 2010 Tax Act increases the gift, estate and generation skipping...
In 2008, the generation had just begun to enter retirement when the great recession intervened, postponing plans for many, shattering dreams for some and suspending dialogue on a host of issues unique to wealth management and transfer for this...
The passage of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Relief Act) has opened an unexpected window of opportunity for the tax-exempt transfer of significantly more wealth to the next...
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 this comfortable cushion is often inconsistent with reducing their estates enough to...
