Both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature have passed, and the governor has signed, S.B. 815, which became the Act of December 14, 2023, No. 64. The act conforms the Pennsylvania income tax on resident trusts with the grantor trust rules … Continue reading
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The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that the assets of a trust that is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes do not get a new income tax basis at the death of the grantor merely because the trust … Continue reading
In Rev. Rul. 2023-2, ___ I.R.B. ___, the Internal Revenue Service has held that assets held in an irrevocable trust that was a grantor trust do not receive a new basis under I.R.C. § 1014 on the death of the … Continue reading
When a trust is a “grantor trust” and is considered to be owned by the grantor for federal income tax purposes, and so all of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits of the trust are reported on the grantor’s...
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This is an overview/explanation from Webcalculators. (For additional information about grantor trusts, see “Intentional Grantor Trusts in Pennsylvania.”) … Continue reading
I’ve created a new on-line service that provides specialized calculators for certain estate and tax planning issues. Currently, the following calculators are available: Cost/Benefit of Gifts of Appreciating Property Cost/Benefit of Grantor Trusts Gift Tax on Net-Net Gifts Income Tax … Continue reading
Up until the Tax Reform Act of 1986, grantor trust status was something to be avoided, but thanks to rulings by the Internal Revenue Service, intentionally creating a grantor trust is now an accepted estate and gift tax planning strategy. … Continue reading