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Estate Taxation

  • New York’s 2014 Trust Income Tax Changes

    By:
    Jonathan J. Rikoon
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    Sep 1, 2014
    The estate tax law changes that New York enacted earlier this year were accompanied by new rules intended to close two perceived loopholes in New York’s taxation of trust income. Although the original version of the proposals would have been far-reaching, the final changes that went into effect on Apr. 1, 2014, are somewhat more modest.

  • Trusting the Trustees and Additional Trust-Related Issues

    By:
    Shahnaz Mahmud
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    Aug 1, 2014
    The first article in this series discussed trusting the beneficiaries, but what about trusting the trustees? At the NYSSCPA Family Office Committee conference, Randy Werner, a loss prevention executive at CAMICO, urged participants to truly think about what is involved.

  • The Grantor Retained Annuity Trust: A Jackpot for Taxpayers Who Want to Limit Gift Tax Liability

    By:
    Daniel Mazzola, CPA, CFA
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    Aug 1, 2014
    One of the first things lottery winners learn is that their prize money is subject to taxation. In the United States, lottery prize money is classified as gambling winnings and is considered taxable income, just like wages from employment and interest earned at a bank. There is not much the lottery winner of a significant cash prize can do regarding income taxes, but he can reduce gift taxes by establishing a grantor retained annuity trust.

  • Advancements in Reproductive Technology Raise Estate Planning Issues

    By:
    Carole M. Bass, Esq.
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    Jul 1, 2014
    Massive scientific advancements in the field of reproductive technology—coupled with delays in childbearing, the growth of nontraditional families, and increased success rates in cancer treatment—have resulted in rapid expansion in the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In 2012, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine removed the “experimental”label from egg freezing, signaling an anticipated expansion in the number of women who will harvest and store unfertilized eggs for later use.

  • Navigating the Perilous Waters of Trusteeship: The Issue of Control

    By:
    Shahnaz Mahmud
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    Jul 1, 2014
    Whom do you trust? This is a sensitive question for almost everyone. But in the family office world, it's even more important. Author George MacDonald summed it best: “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”The NYSSCPA Family Office Committee’s fourth annual conference in February 2014 addressed the topic of trust—specifically, a trustee’s obligations and pitfalls that such a trustee might face.

  • Estate Tax Changes under the 2014/2015 Executive Budget

    By:
    Jonathan Rikoon
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    Jun 1, 2014
    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced in January that he would introduce legislation intended to reduce the estate tax provisions that may provide an incentive for New Yorkers to move out of the state shortly before death. But even though the new law, signed on Apr. 1, 2014, provides some tax relief for moderately well-off taxpayers, the wealthiest New Yorkers will see little—if any—change. In some cases, they will actually experience an increase in estate and income tax.

  • To Live and Die in New York: Recent Tax Changes Affecting Estates and Trusts - Tax Stringer May 2014

    By:
    Kevin Matz, JD, LLM, CPA
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    May 1, 2014
    On Apr. 1, 2014, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law, as part of the New York State Executive Budget, what might appear to be sweeping changes affecting estate planning and trusts. But the new law falls short of achieving the laudable objective that Governor Cuomo had specified in his State of the State address: keeping wealthy New Yorkers in the Empire State during their golden years.
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