The IRS has published final regulations under section 67 that define the kinds of expenses of estates and trusts that are or are not subject to the 2% floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions. T.D. 9664, 79 F.R. 26616 (5/9/2014) … Continue reading
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IRS Notice 2014-19 provides guidance on the application (including the retroactive application) of the decision in United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. ___, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013), and the holdings of Rev. Rul. 2013-17, 2013-38 I.R.B. 201 (Sept. 16, … Continue reading
The IRS has announced that, under a special new law, donations for typhoon relief in the Phillipines can be deducted on 2013 income tax returns if the donation is made on or before April 14, 2014. See IR-2014-46 for details. … Continue reading
New York will increase its estate tax exclusion to $5,250,000 over the next four years.
Continue readingAttorney General Eric Holder has announced that the federal government will recognize the same-sex marriages that were performed in Michigan after the ruling of a federal judge went into effect and before the ruling was stayed, even though Michigan itself … Continue reading
On April 13, 2013, the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee published proposed new rules for the Orphans’ Courts of the Commonwealth. Exists rules 1.1 through 14.5 would be vacated and new rules 1.1 through 11.6 adopted in their place. The … Continue reading