Category: Estates & Trust

Additional Extension and Due Date Updates
March 31, 2021
PPP Extension Act of 2021 On March 30, President Biden signed into law the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The Paycheck Protection Program, which was scheduled to expire on March … Continued

Considerations Before Meeting with Your Estate Planner
September 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has only punctuated a point that planners have been making for years. Everyone needs an estate plan. Admittingly, the process can seem overwhelming, so we’ve broken down … Continued

The Need for Estate Planning
June 30, 2020
With the basic exclusion amount over $11.5 million and growing, along with the availability to port a married decedent’s unused exclusion, most individuals will not have a federal or state … Continued

SECURE Act: Changes to IRA Contributions and Retirement Plan Distributions
June 18, 2020
The SECURE Act made several positive changes including expanding the availability of being able to contribute to an IRA beyond age 70 ½ and increasing the age to 72 for … Continued

Why Americans Are (Wrongfully) Re-Thinking the Need for Estate Planning?
March 21, 2019
With the basic exclusion amount at $11.18 million and growing, along with portability of a decedent’s unused exclusion, most individuals will not have a federal estate tax liability.

Tax Cuts & Jobs Act Doubles The Estate Tax Exclusion
March 22, 2018
They (Congress) wanted to repeal the “death tax.” They (Congress) told us they were going to repeal the “death tax.” So what happened?

Post-Mortem Planning When Filing a Decedent’s Final Income Tax Return
October 24, 2017
There are several tax elections and planning opportunities that I find are frequently overlooked by executors and tax return preparers when filing a decedent’s final income tax return

Avoiding The 10% Early Distribution Penalty on IRA Withdrawals
October 12, 2017
Stashing away the maximum amount into your IRA each year is retirement planning rule 101.

An Introduction to Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) Tax
August 23, 2017
When most people think about what will happen to their assets after they’ve passed, they envision everything going first to their spouse and then to their children.

What You Need to Know About Gift Tax: Exclusions
June 06, 2017
Gift giving is something that most people do each and every year.