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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
PLR 201310002: After Hiatus, IRS Approves Another Non-Grantor, Incomplete Gift Trust
Monday, May 06, 2013
Tax Court Allows 10% Discount For Fractional Interest in Art; Decedent's Waiver of Right of Partition Disregarded Under Section 2703
Monday, April 29, 2013
Obama Targeting Tax Breaks for Conservation Easements, Official Says
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
‘Untouchable' Charitable Deduction Under Pressure in Tax Reform Debate
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
DOMA-Contingent Protective Claims Should Be Filed Now, Attorneys Warn
Thursday, April 04, 2013
IRS Softens Stance on Penalties for Hospitals Failing to Fulfill Local Needs
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Supreme Court Steers Toward Federalism in 'Windsor' Oral Arguments
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Practitioners Say ‘Windsor’ Ruling Could Present Tax Planning Challenges
Friday, March 01, 2013
Income Passed Through By S Corporation to Estate With Residuary Charitable Beneficiary Is Deductible to the Extent Paid To or Set Aside for Foundation
Thursday, February 28, 2013
No Charitable Contribution Deduction for Easement Contributed As 'Quid Pro Quo' for Zoning Approval
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Surviving Insured Under Second-to-Die Life Insurance Policy May Enter Into Tax-Free Exchange of That Policy for New First-to-Die Policy
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Parties File With Supreme Court in Same-Sex Marriage Estate Tax Case
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Role of Beneficiary Crucial in Determining if Decanting Is Taxable
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The State of Powers of Attorney and Corresponding Estate Planning Issues(1)
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Groups Rekindle Debate on Estate Taxes for Farmland
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Easing Standards for Making 'Good Faith Determination' That Foreign Grantee Is Qualified Charitable Organization
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
IRS Rules Favorably on Income and Estate Tax Consequences of Transfer of Insurance Policy to New Grantor Trust
Sen. Hatch: Pending Estate Tax Increase Not Getting Enough Attention
Monday, December 10, 2012
IRS Rules on Tax Treatment of Trust Established by Non-Resident Alien
Friday, November 09, 2012
Governing Law Matters Not When Assessing Whether a Trustee Must Pay a State's Income Tax
Friday, October 26, 2012
Tax Rate Uncertainty Complicating Choices for Donors Planning Large Gifts
Friday, October 19, 2012
Estate Marital Deduction Unconstitutionally Denied to Lesbian Couple
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Add to Your 2012 Year End Checklist 'Use DSUE in 2012'
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Grantor Trust Proposal Could Be Job Killer, Says Estate Planner
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Draft Form 706 Includes Box for Opting Out of Exclusion Portability
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Limited Power of Appointment Fails to Avoid Completed Trust Gifts
Monday, August 06, 2012
IRS Notice Dispels Worries on Deductions for Gifts to Charity-Owned LLCs
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Fifty Groups Granted 501(c)(4) Tax Exemption by IRS
Monday, July 23, 2012
Estate Tax Headed to Senate Floor, Zero Expectations for Resolution
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Value of Woodland Parcels Transferred to Family Limited Partnership Was Excludible from Gross Estate Under Section 2036(a) — Stone Est. v. Comr.
AICPA on Decanting: Continuation Not Termination of Distributing Trust
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A Lapse in Voting Rights Upon Decedent's Death Caused Inclusion of the Value of the Shares Before the Lapse to be Included in Decedent's Estate
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