Paul Caron, a tax professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and who has the #1 Tax Blog out there, has provided a recent round up of Estate Tax news. Most of the articles that he linked to involve the fact that the Estate Tax is set to expire next year (and come… Read More
Estate of Jorgensen v. Commissioner: IRS wins another Family Limited Partnership Case due to the Taxpayer Doing Everything Wrong
In writing a blog, or in writing anything, the most important question is “Who is your audience?” So far, my posts have been aimed towards what I call “the sophisticated layman.” I have been writing for the educated reader who is not an expert in matters regarding estate planning or tax, and is interested in… Read More
Sen. Grassley: GOP will Have Leverage on Estate Tax Fight
I am waiting to see if my Internet ordered trust is sent to me before making any more posts on that topic. While waiting, I want to write again about the estate tax. In 2001, the Republicans finally “won” their 30 year battle to repeal the estate tax, in a way that only a Congressperson… Read More
New York Times: Review Your Estate Plan Now, Before Laws Shift
On February 25th, the New York Times published an article entitled Study Estate Plans Before Laws Shift. The author Deborah L. Jacobs, points out what most estate planners have been saying for a while — that there is going to be a new law (hopefully) by the end of 2009. With the lifetime exemption most likely… Read More
Congressman Introduces Bill to Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax — Chance of it Passing? Zero.
H.R. 533, “the Opportunity for Family Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2009” was introduced by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, a Republican of Texas. The Bill tries to repeal the estate tax with one sentence, stating, “Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of such… Read More
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