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Corporate Tax Rate Cut Discussions Continue

As reported by BNA, House Ways and Means members are discussing a gradual phase-in for the corporate tax-rate cut that President Donald Trump and Republican leaders want — decreased down…

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Estate/Gift Exemption and Exclusion Rise in 2018

The IRS has announced that the applicable exclusion amount (i.e., lifetime estate tax and gift tax exemption) and the GST lifetime exclusion amount have increased to $5.6 million per individual…

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Niche Estate Planning for Digital Assets, pt. 5/5

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 6, part 5 of 5. This video focuses on niche-based strategies, with…

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Treasury Withdraws Valuation Discount Regs!

On October 2nd, the Treasury Department announced that it is withdrawing the proposed regulations under Code Section 2704 (introduced in August 2016) that would have adversely affected taxpayers’ ability to…

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Niche Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts and NFA Trusts, pt. 4/5

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 6, part 4 of 5. This video focuses on niche-based strategies, including…

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Will the State/Local Income Tax Deduction Disappear?

Probably not. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Republicans are back-peddling on their proposed repeal of the state and local income tax deduction as part of tax reform, primarily…

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Niche Estate Planning, SNTs and Gun/NFA Trusts, pt. 3/5

Please join Wayne M. Zell, Esq., for this video presentation of his Estate Planning Bootcamp for Financial Advisors, Session 6, part 3 of 5. This video focuses on niche-based strategies, including…

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Link to Tax Reform Framework

Following up on my earlier post, here is a link to the Tax Reform Framework.

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Tax Reform Outline Released

The Republican-sponsored tax reform proposal released on Wednesday is being touted as the most radical change to the nation’s tax code in decades.  According to the 9-page outline of the…

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Tax Reform Details Dribble Out…

Some of the expected tax provisions include: Apparently, negotiators are pursuing a corporate rate of 20 percent, despite President Trump’s preference for a 15 percent rate. The plan also sets…

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