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On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Seth D. Slotkin	Back To The Future? Unfortunately, the federal estate transfer tax repeal is set to expire at the end of this year, so on Jan. 1, 2011, the estate, gift and GST tax system would revert back to previous levels, meaning a maximum unified exemption of $1 million and a top rate of 55%.
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Bill Fleming	Opportunities For Advisors Amid Estate Tax Holiday Nightmare High-net-worth individuals might want to consider hiding in a safe house during 2010. Their enterprising heirs have the potential to increase their inheritance by 45% or more due to the current "one-year-only" repeal of the estate tax.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Daniels, Leibell & Prince	Estate of Uncertainty The 2001 tax reform act built uncertainty into the estate-planning process.
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Richard A. Behrendt	Taking Advantage Of Changes To Estate And Gift Tax Laws President Obama's signing of theTax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 includes sweeping changes to the federal estate and gift tax rules.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	The Tax Man Cometh If Congress repeats last year's sidestep - all clients with seven-figure net worth will be in estate-tax territory.
Registered Rep. May 18, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Estate Tax Revisions Leave Some Issues Unsettled Until 2013 Despite Congress' eleventh-hour move in December to head off sharply higher estate taxes, confusion remains over the future of the levies.
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Helping High Net Worth Clients to Act Before Possible Cut in Tax Exemptions Consider the possibilities and problems dealing with wealthy clients seeking to act before a possible cut in tax exemptions.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Estate Issues While the estate tax law remains in limbo, what's a planner to do? Here, some important questions are answered.
Financial Advisor January 2012 Gail Liberman	State Of Affairs Most clients are unaware that state death taxes can take a substantial cut of an inheritance.
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Racusin & Stiefel	Budget Proposal Presents Opportunities, Speed Bumps In light of the limited duration of the new tax laws and the president's proposals, advisors should work with clients to take advantage of these opportunities soon.
Financial Advisor October 2012 Eric L. Reiner	The Winds Of Limbo Roar Financial advisors need to keep in mind that next year's tax rules could change before, or after, 2013 arrives.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Estate Tax Up for Debate Congress must take some action on the estate tax this year.
Financial Advisor November 2009 Deborah L. Jacobs	Lemons Into Lemonade Whether the recession lingers in 2010 or the economy picks up, clients who transfer property now can reduce the size of a taxable estate while giving their beneficiaries substantial potential for those assets to increase in value later.
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	Wealthy Need New Trust Strategy With federal estate taxes no longer a threat, the standard planning approach for wealthy couples needs to change.
Financial Advisor November 2010 Andrew Gluck	Drop Dead Date If you haven't kept up with estate-tax opportunities because they're a complicated mess, now's the time to re-engage.
Registered Rep. February 4, 2015 Jason Smolen	Is the "Step-Up" Stepping Down? When President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last month, he proposed ending the "step up" provision in the capital gains tax.
Financial Advisor March 2011 Eric L. Reiner	Biding Time The 2010 Tax Relief Act offers opportunities for clients and prolonged uncertainty for advisors.
Financial Advisor November 2004 Alan Lavine	Search For Alternatives Crimps Survivorship Sales Despite tax laws that have cut the estate tax bite, survivorship life insurance (SLI) continues as a popular estate planning tool. But it is not the panacea that it was for baby boomers' parents in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Financial Advisor November 2006 Eric L. Reiner	State Death Taxes Matter, Too Federal estate tax uncertainty breeds state estate tax uncertainty.
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Ann Marsh	Massive Wealth Transfer: Clients Rush Before Year's End Advisors have been racing to finish what some say is an unprecedented transfer of wealth to descendants because Bush-era tax exemptions may expire at year s end..
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Ed Slott	Is Bigger Better? No matter what state you live in, now is the time to review your clients' estate plans to make sure they take the increased 2009 exemption levels into account.
Registered Rep. December 7, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	A Second Act for Estate Tax? On Monday, President Obama announced a deal with congressional Republicans that calls for a $5 million estate tax exemption and a 35 percent rate -- part of a broader package that would extend the Bush-era income tax cuts another two years for taxpayers of all income levels.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman	Two-Year Bonus The 2010 Tax Act is the most significant change in the estate-tax system in quite some time. Yet some of the conclusions and a significant part of the advice your clients have read in the media are misleading.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Estate Taxes In Flux: Is The Silver Spoon Tarnished? Financial planners can use various strategies to navigate the estate-tax repeal. But, here's the burning question: Is the repeal is here to stay?
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	Time for a New Estate Planning Strategy? Recent tax changes mean that planners may have to rethink the ways they invest clients assets.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Is Estate Tax Repeal Dead Now? If you were counting on estate tax repeal to solve your estate planning problems, you should think again. With a divided federal government, the estate tax will likely stick around a while longer.
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Ed Slott	Gifts From Uncle Sam The author updates us on changes to tax regulations for 2011.
Financial Advisor March 2008 Eric L. Reiner	Protecting The Ranch With the specter of estate tax reform under a new president, here are some ideas to protect your assets.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Eric L. Reiner	Forge Ahead Tax planning lies in the eerie shadow of the deficit-reduction talks.
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Martin M. Shenkman	Let the Tax Games Begin With the estate tax ending this year, only to come back next year, planners have their work cut out for them.
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman	Now You See It... There are several strategies financial planners can use to navigate estate-tax repeal. But there's much more to think about. There's also a growing question of whether the repeal is here to stay.
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	New Flexibility for Bypass Trusts Revised rules mean bypass trusts can be used to improve the overall tax situation of multiple descendants.
Financial Advisor October 2012 Mary Rowland	Tough Choices Financial advisors describe how they are helping clients potentially minimize the bite when taxes go up next year.
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	Multinational Planning When clients are U.S. residents but not citizens, estate planning can put couples at a disadvantage. Noncitizens might face the same all-encompassing tax system, but they don't necessarily enjoy all the tax benefits of citizenship, especially when it comes to gift and estate taxes.
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Jones & Luscombe	Making the Most of The Gift Tax and Its $5 Million Exclusion With the current gift tax exclusion amount set at a record-setting $5 million, many taxpayers appear to consider the gift tax no longer relevant to their planning. That may be a mistake.
Registered Rep. January 12, 2011 Douglas Moore	Tax Law Changes To Plan For In 2011 and 2012 Here's a general overview of some the issues that should be discussed with clients.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Give Away Your Tax Bill Starting to make gifts now can save your heirs from estate-tax pain.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized: Retained Life Estates A retained life interest, or retained life estate as it is commonly called, allows a donor to claim a charitable deduction at the present time for the gift of the remainder value of real property donated to charity.
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Highly Versatile Tools Amid the great uncertainty engulfing the estate tax, family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies may prove particularly valuable.
Financial Advisor September 2008 Kenneth P. Brier	Political Winds With current low tax rates on capital gains and dividends likely targets in any tax debate, it may be a good time for advisors and their clients to consider taking action.
Registered Rep. August 7, 2014 John Anzivino	Seven Steps Clients Should Take Now to Minimize 2014 Taxes The steps listed here can be a good starting point for talking to your clients about the tax implications of their estate plan and steps they can take right now to minimize their 2014 tax bill.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Henry M. Grix	The Money Doctors This suit-happy environment is a relatively recent development in the brokerage industry, so financial advisors would do well to borrow one of the medical profession's best tactics for fighting it: Holistic treatment.
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman	The Season of Giving Christmas is a long way off, but many of your clients should be planning big stocking stuffers in that spirit of giving that only tax law changes can motivate.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Bill Fleming	Prime Time to Transfer Assets Changes to tax rates are unlikely until 2011, so this year advisors would be wise to focus their attention on year-end estate planning.
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman	Estate Planning Nirvana? Self-Settled Trusts Explored Self-settled trusts seem to offer the impossible: They remove assets from an individual's estate while still allowing them to benefit from them.
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman	Estate Planning Game Changer This year's tax deal could radically shift the way your clients handle tax and estate issues. Here are some strategies to consider.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Kevin McKinley	The Age Game Whether your clients' estates are under or over the "death-tax" threshold, the following strategies will help ensure your clients' family wishes will be met in the most tax-efficient and cost-effective manner.
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 Ann Marsh	15 Top Tax Strategies For 2012 There's a one-word theme for the 2012 tax year: uncertainty. Chief among the reasons are the sky-high exemptions on the estate tax, the lifetime gift tax and the generation-skipping tax.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Martin M. Shenkman	Estate Planning: College Savings 201 For your high-net-worth clients, there are better college savings vehicles than the usual suspects. Here are some options.
Financial Advisor September 2012 Eric L. Reiner	Jive Talkin' Even if the next president carries out his tax proposals, the economic impact could be different from what's promised.