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Susan Calistri Boesger
over 9 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Updated Model Florida Durable Power of Attorney Forms
By Susan Calistri Boesger J.D. LL.M. This EIA provides two updated model Florida Durable Power of Attorney forms. One form provides estate planning provision and one does not. The EIA also provides some general information to consider when using...
USC Gould School of Law
over 9 years ago
Tax Law
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The USC Gould School of Law Tax Institute - January 27-29
The USC Gould School of Law Tax Institute January 27-29, 2014 Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles Over 60 speakers and 500 attendees will converge in January 2014 to address cutting-edge tax issues affecting corporations, privately held companies...
Morrison and Foerster LLP
over 10 years ago
Tax Law
Federal Taxation
Doing the Math: Interest Rate Trends and Common Estate Planning Techniques, from Morrison & Foerster LLP
By Wendy M. Greenberg, Esq. , Morrison & Foerster LLP The interest rate used to determine actuarial valuations of certain retained or remainder interests for purposes of federal gift and estate tax, commonly referred to as the "7520 rate"...
Morrison and Foerster LLP
over 10 years ago
Tax Law
International Taxation
Wills and Trusts: Different Standards for Capacity?
By Genevieve M. Moore , Morrison & Foerster LLP It is more and more common for individuals to use a revocable trust instead of a Will as their primary estate planning document, particularly in California where we practice. Although there is an up...
William P. LaPiana
over 11 years ago
Top Emerging Trends
Emerging Issues Law Blog
New York Law Allowing Gay Marriage and Its Effect on Estate Planning
The New York Marriage Equality Act was signed into law on June 24, 2011 and recognizes the right of same-sex couples to marry in New York State. In this Analysis, Professor William LaPiana discusses the impact of the new act on estate planning for same...
Genevieve M. Moore, Esq.
over 12 years ago
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Understanding the Implications of the Temporary Repeal of the Federal Estate Tax
As the New Year arrived on January 1 with confetti and champagne, so did a very significant change in U.S. tax law: the temporary repeal of the federal estate tax laws. Although some would see repeal as another cause for celebration, for many it will...
Williams Mullen
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Williams Mullen: IRS Grants Extension of Time to Make Late Portability Election
BY: JOHN H. TURNER, III & JEFFREY D. CHADWICK In December 2010, Congress created a new right of "portability" between spouses,to remedy the circumstance in which spouses were unable or unwilling to engage in estate tax planning. For deaths...
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC: Building Blocks in Estate Planning
By Darin Christensen The following represent opportunities to address important issues in your estate plan. In some cases, these will be reminders about conditions that often are overlooked. In others, these will highlight alternatives that may...
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC: Gifting and Marcellus Shale
By J. Corey Reeder When estate planning lawyers discuss gifting as an estate planning strategy with clients, there are a few very important components to this discussion that must be reviewed in order to most effectively leverage gifting as ...
Danielle T. Zaragoza
over 12 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Continued Uncertainty Around IRC § 2511(c): Notice 2010-19 Provides Guidance But Unanswered Questions Remain
Upon repeal of the federal estate tax laws, many estate planners were forced to take a closer look at specific sections of the Internal Revenue Code affected by repeal. One provision that has received particular attention is section 2511(c) , which...
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
over 10 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC: Building Blocks in Estate Planning (update)
By Darin Christensen The following represent opportunities to address important issues in your estate plan. In some cases, these will be reminders about conditions that often are overlooked. In others, these will highlight alternatives that may...
Morrison and Foerster LLP
over 10 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Morrison & Foerster LLP: Doing the Math: Interest Rate Trends and Common Estate Planning Techniques
By Wendy M. Greenberg, Esq. , Morrison & Foerster LLP The interest rate used to determine actuarial valuations of certain retained or remainder interests for purposes of federal gift and estate tax, commonly referred to as the "7520 rate"...
Sonja K. Johnson, Esq.
over 13 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Converting to a Roth IRA: Key Considerations and Estate Planning Opportunities
Until now, the option of contributing to a Roth IRA was limited to those individuals with modified adjusted gross incomes below roughly $176,000 (for married taxpayers filing jointly) or $120,000 (for single taxpayers or those filing as head of household...
Genevieve M. Moore, Esq.
over 12 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Tax Court Memo 2010-104: A New IRS Tool for Valuing Gifts of Undivided Interests in Real Property
A recent Tax Court decision has caught the attention of estate planners and appraisers because of its implications for gifts of undivided interests in real property. The case at issue is Ludwick v. Comm'r, T.C. Memo 2010-104 (May 10, 2010) . In...
Morrison and Foerster LLP
over 12 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Practitioners Corner
Morrison & Foerster LLP: An Odd [Internal Revenue Code] Couple: The Health Reform Law and — The Economic Substance Doctrine? How Come? And What Effect on Estate Planning?
By Joseph L. Wyatt, Jr. Morrison & Foerster LLP The Health Reform Act of 2010 [ Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 ] occupies 2,377 pages, of which only one page, occupied by section 1409 of that Act, enacts...
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