The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2018-57, 2018-49 I.R.B. ___ (12/3/2018), with the official inflation adjustments for 2019. The published adjustments for income taxes differ in many cases from the inflation adjustments that were published here in September, … Continue reading
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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
This is an overview/explanation from Webcalculators. (For additional information about grantor trusts, see “Intentional Grantor Trusts in Pennsylvania.”) … Continue reading
This is an overview/explanation from Webcalculators: … Continue reading
This is an overview/explanation from Webcalculators: … Continue reading
The executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate is required to file the estate tax return for the estate (I.R.C. § 6018(a)) and is liable for the resulting tax (I.R.C. § 2002), and is required to file the decedent’s income...
The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2018-18, 2018-10 I.R.B. 392 (3/5/2018), which modifies and supersedes certain sections of Rev. Proc. 2017-58, 2017-45 I.R.B. 489 (11/6/2017), to reflect changes made by P.L. 115-97 (originally titled and still popularly known as … Continue reading
The tax bill formerly known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1) is now Public Law No. 115-97. The official title of the act is “To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent … Continue reading
The revised text of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1) was released by the joint conference committee last Friday (12/15/2017), and the Republicans seem to have enough votes in the House and the Senate to pass the bill … Continue reading
Although federal estate tax repeal has been a talking point for the Republican party for years, and estate tax repeal was part of the tax bill that passed the House of Representatives November 16th, the amended version of H.R. 1 … Continue reading