Trust Situs: Jurisdiction, Governing Law, and Taxation

The word “situs,” from the Latin for “position” or “location,” is often used in connection with three different issues: which state’s courts have jurisdiction over the administration of the trust, which state’s laws govern the interpretation or administration of the...

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Unofficial Inflation Adjustments for 2025

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) for August 2024, and so it’s possible to calculate various inflation adjustments for 2025. The following are the significant federal estate planning numbers calculated for 2025, with … Continue reading

Official Inflation Adjustments for 2024

The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2023-34, 2023-48 IRB ___ (11/24/2023), with inflation adjustments for 2023 and, consistent with earlier predictions (with two exceptions), the changes in the most significant federal estate and trust planning numbers will be as follows: The … Continue reading

Unofficial Inflation Adjustments for 2024

With the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) for August 2023, it’s possible to calculate various inflation adjustments for 2024. The following are the significant federal estate planning numbers, with the numbers for 2023 shown in parentheses: The … Continue reading

Official Inflation Adjustments for 2022

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

Official Inflation Adjustments for 2021

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