Estate Planning

A recent Private Letter Ruling held that reforming a trust wouldn’t cause assets to be included in a grantor’s spouse’s estate and wasn’t a gift by the spouse for federal gift tax purposes.

Two client segments—Millennials and women—are ahead of the curve.

For some clients, it may be a better choice than a donor-advised fund.

How to maximize deductions when principals give to donor-advised funds.

An analysis of the various scenarios and how they could affect charitable giving.

Who cares? Donors, advisors, trust drafters, trustees, beneficiaries and state attorneys general.

Charitable bequests of Louis Armstrong, James Brown and Ray Charles.

They can be central factors, but it’s important to know the requirements and consequences.

Al W. King III describes how philanthropic goals and family desires can be accomplished with properly structured modern directed incentive trusts.

David A. Handler and Alison E. Lothes highlight the most important tax law developments of the past month.