Note: Notice 2020-17 was superseded by Notice 2020-18. In Notice 2020-17, the Internal Revenue Service has announced that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, income tax payments that are now due on April 15 can be deferred until July 15 without … Continue reading
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With the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) for August 2019, it’s possible to calculate various inflation adjustments for 2020. The following are the significant federal estate planning numbers, with the numbers for 2019 shown in parentheses: The … Continue reading
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
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
Below is an overview/explanation from Webcalculators. For information about the effects of the 2017 tax act on trusts and estates, see “Summary of the Reconciliation Act of 2017“. … 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
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...
If you’re curious about the effects of the new federal tax law (i.e., the reconciliation act of 2017, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), I’ve created an on-line calculator that shows the impact of the new tax … Continue reading
This is an updated list of software that was originally published as an appendix to my book Wills, Trusts, and Technology, published by the American Bar Association and now in its second edition. In addition to updating names, publishers, and … Continue reading