How Will the Sunset of the Increased Estate Tax Exemption Amount Affect Your Clients?

By WealthCounsel Staff on Dec 1, 2023 11:34:58 AM

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The estate tax exemption amount has more than doubled since 2017. However, unless Congress takes further action, the exemption amount authorized by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will revert to its previous levels at the end of 2025. As an estate planning attorney, you can help your clients by employing certain estate planning strategies over the next two years before the sunset of the higher exemption amount. Keep reading to learn how your clients may be affected and how you may be able to assist them.

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Current Developments: November 2023 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Nov 17, 2023 10:15:00 AM

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From the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) release of the 2024 lifetime exemption and annual gift exclusion amounts, to the Social Security Administration’s announcement of 2024 cost-of-living adjustments and a new final rule regarding the use of FinCEN identifiers under the Corporate Transparency Act, we have recently seen significant developments in estate planning, elder law, and business law. To ensure that you stay abreast of these legal changes, we have highlighted some noteworthy developments and analyzed how they may impact your estate planning, elder law, and business law practice.

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Current Developments: October 2023 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Oct 13, 2023 10:00:00 AM

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From the inclusion of property interests in a marital estate that are gifted during a marriage to a divorcing spouse, to a determination of the scope of immunity provided to nursing homes under Connecticut’s COVID-19 executive order and a new proposed rule that would extend the deadline for some entities to report beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act, we have recently seen significant developments in estate planning, elder law, and business law. To ensure that you stay abreast of these legal changes, we have highlighted some noteworthy developments and analyzed how they may impact your estate planning, elder law, and business law practice.

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