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
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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
The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2021-45 with inflation adjustments for 2022 and, consistent with earlier predictions, the changes in the most significant federal estate and trust planning numbers will be as follows: The base applicable exclusion amount (and generation-skipping tax … Continue reading
With the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) for August 2021, it’s possible to calculate various inflation adjustments for 2022. The following are the significant federal estate planning numbers, with the numbers for 2021 shown in parentheses: The … Continue reading
In Information Release IR-2021-59 (3/17/2021), the Internal Revenue Service has announced that, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the filing date for individual income tax returns will be extended from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. The postponement also … Continue reading
One of the duties of the executor or administrator of an estate is to file required income tax returns for the decedent. I.R.C. § 6012(b)(1) states that the federal income tax return that is required for a decedent shall be...
The Act of February 5, 2021 (No. 1 of 2021), S.B. 109, provides that The forgiveness of paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loans that is not income for federal income tax purposes under the Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Subtitle B … Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2020-45 with inflation adjustments for 2021 and, consistent with earlier predictions, the changes in the most significant federal estate and trust planning numbers will be as follows: The base applicable exclusion amount … Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has published final regulations on the deductibility of administration expenses for both estates and trusts and for their beneficiaries when the estates or trusts terminate. “Effect of Section 67(g) on Trusts and Estates,” TD 9918, 85...
The article “Low-Interest Estate Planning Strategies” described several estate planning strategies that should be considered now that interest rates have reached record lows. One of the strategies that is described in the article is a private annuity. Webcalculators has been … Continue reading