On March 31, 2014, broad changes were made to the New York estate and gift tax laws. In addition to increasing the New York basic exclusion amount for taxable estates, a New York estate tax “cliff” was introduced that phases out the New York basic exclusion amount for taxable estates between 100% and 105% of
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2019 Estate and Gift Tax Update
By Gary A. Phillips on
On November 15, the IRS announced the official estate and gift exclusion amounts for 2019 in Revenue Procedure 2018-57.
For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2019, the applicable exclusion is increased from $11.18 million to $11.4 million. This change increases not only the applicable exclusion amount available at death, but also…
Home Transferred to Trust with Retained Interest Subject to NJ Inheritance Tax
By Christopher P. Massaro, Steven M. Saraisky & Sarah G. Townsend on
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently issued its opinion in Estate of Van Riper v. Dir., Div. of Taxation, No. A-3024-16T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 3, 2018), upholding the Tax Court’s finding that the full fair market value of a marital home transferred to a trust was subject to New Jersey Inheritance…
Can Snowbirds Avoid a SALTY Avalanche? Considerations for Changing Residency to the Sunshine State
There have been sweeping changes to both the federal and New Jersey tax laws for the first half of 2018. At the federal level, the elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which for decades allowed people to itemize and deduct state and local income and property taxes from their federal bill is…
Considerations in Estate Planning for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other Crypto-Currencies
By Michael J. Kearney & Joseph B. Doll on
While success in crypto-currency investing is far from assured, death, sadly, is. Accordingly, it is vital that investors in Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies are prepared for the unique estate planning factors that apply to digital assets. The following are five estate planning factors that should be addressed immediately by crypto-currency investors to ensure that their…