The Internal Revenue Revenue has announced cost-of-living changes to limitations on benefits and contributions for retirement plans in 2019. Notice 2018-83, 2018-47 I.R.B. ___ (11/19/2018). Among the most common limitations are the following changes: The contribution limit for employees who … Continue reading
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S.B. 1886 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on October 24, 2018, becoming Act 114 of 2018. The act amends 20 Pa.C.S. § 5521(c) to require Clerks of the Orphans’ Court to report delinquencies in the filing of annual reports … Continue reading
S.B. 1885 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on October 24, 2018, becoming Act 113 of 2018. The act amends 20 Pa.C.S. § 3175 to allow Registers of Wills to increase the bonds required of personal representatives after inventories or … Continue reading
S.B. 180 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on October 23, 2018, becoming Act 90 of 2018. The act makes a number of changes to the disposition of decedent’s remains and makes extensive changes to Chapter 86, on anatomical … Continue reading
The Disciplinary Board has proposed amending the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement to shorten the times for penalties after the annual due date for attorney registration. Attorney registrations are due July 1, and a nonwaivable penalty is imposed for registrations not … Continue reading
The Webcalculators website for online estate, trust, tax, and financial calculators now includes a projection of the value of a “sole use trust” for the benefit of a surviving spouse with and without the election to pre-pay the inheritance tax … Continue reading
Clinton County has adopted new local Orphans’ Court rules, effective thirty days after publication. “Local Rules; 29 January Term 1976” (Clinton Co. 9/28/2018), 48 Pa.B. 6551, 6561 (10/13/2018). … Continue reading
Clinton County has updated its administrative rules, including its rule on the public access policy. “Local Rules; 29 January Term 1976” (Clinton Co. 9/28/2018), 48 Pa.B. 6551 (10/13/2018). … Continue reading
With the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) for August 2018, it’s possible to calculate various inflation adjustments for 2019. The following are the significant federal estate planning numbers, with the numbers for 2018 shown in parentheses: The … Continue reading