Erie County has adopted new Orphans’ Court rules, to be effective 30 days after publication in the Pa. Bulletin, and superseding all previous rules. “Order Adopting Orphans’ Court Rules; Doc. No. 360 of 2022,” 52 Pa.B. 7366 (12/3/2022). … Continue reading
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Washington County has adopted new local Orphans’ Court rules relating to the records and files of the court. “Adoption of Local Rules of Orphans’ Court Procedure L-O.C. Rule 1.41 and L-O.C. Rule 15.21; No. 2022-1,” 52 Pa.B. 7269 (11/26/2022). … Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2022-38 with inflation adjustments for 2023 and, consistent with earlier predictions, the changes in the most significant federal estate and trust planning numbers will be as follows: The federal estate tax base applicable exclusion amount … Continue reading
The Register of Wills of Lehigh County has adopted a new fee schedule, to be effective January 1, 2023. “Clerk of Judicial Records—Register of Wills Division Fee Schedule; Case No. 2022-J-0133” (9/19/2022), 52 Pa.B. 6452 (10/15/2022). … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court of Lehigh County has adopted a new fee schedule, to be effective November 1, 2022. “Clerk of Orphans’ Court Division, Fee Schedule; File No. AO-2022-0001” (9/19/2022), 52 Pa.B. 6155 (10/1/2022). … Continue reading
With the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) for August 2022, it’s possible to calculate various inflation adjustments for 2023. The following are the significant federal estate planning numbers, with the numbers for 2022 shown in parentheses: The … Continue reading
[Note: The news posting below has been left as it was originally published, but tables it refers to have been superseded, and the current factors to be applied to life estate and remainder interests subject to Pennsylvania realty transfer tax … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee is considering an amendment to Pa.R.O.C.P. 14.8 to require a court that completes reasonable enforcement procedures to ensure compliance with guardianship reporting to enter an order to explain the actions taken to attempt enforcement, … Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the two-year period for filing an estate tax return merely to elect portability has been extended to five years from date of death. Rev. Proc. 2022-32, 2022-30 IRB 101 (7/25/2022). In Rev. Proc. … Continue reading
Section 15.1 of the Act of July 8, 2022, No. 53 (HB 1342), adds a new subsection 2111(u) to the inheritance and Estate Tax Act (72. P.S. §9111(u)) that exempts from inheritance tax the transfer of personal property resulting from … Continue reading