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…
Experts have started to calculate the inflation adjustments to key estate and gift exemption amounts for 2018. Note that these are not the official figures to be released by the IRS, but should be used as a guide. The IRS will officially release the numbers later this year.
For an estate of any decedent dying…
On October 30, 2014, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2014-61, which announced inflation adjustments to the applicable exclusion amount beginning in 2015. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2015, the applicable exclusion is increased from $5.34 million to $5.43 million. This change increases not only the applicable exclusion amount available at…
There have been important new developments for New York taxpayers over the past two months, some of which may require your immediate attention.
Increase in estate tax exemption. Governor Cuomo’s January budget bill proposes significant changes to the New York estate tax. The first change would increase the New York applicable exclusion amount from…
The fiscal cliff drama heading into the start of 2013 fortunately was not repeated as the calendar turned to 2014. Having said that, as we now start 2014, it is important to highlight the following major estate and gift tax laws and changes made in 2014:
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