The Perfect Tax Storm of 2026: Letting U.S. Gift and Estate Tax Exemptions Sunset Combined with the Proposals to Eliminate the Stepped-Up BasisPetkov, RossenJournal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting
Most taxpayers know that there’s a high lifetimeestate tax exemptionthat’s indexed to inflation—$13.61 million for 2024. However, this high lifetime exemption is scheduled to be cut in half starting in 2026. Current estimates are that the exemption will be approximately $7 million. This wi...
IN EARLY 2017, the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect. Congress and President Donald Trump passed the largest tax reform in a generation, and its impact has been tremendous.However, the act contained multiple automatic sunset provisions set to kick in at the end of ...
If those individuals were to gift a substantial portion of their estate in advance of the sunset, but the provisions of the TCJA are instead extended, they could lose the step-up in basis with no offsetting estate tax benefit. Beyond tax considerations, unforeseen circumstances could arise ...
San Jose residents want a neighborhood improvement initiative to restart after it sunsetted last June due to lack of funding. Community organizer Jaime Angulo created the Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) in 2010 to help neighbors resolve issues they faced on their block — whether ...
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General Laws provides a “sunset” requirement for all restrictions and extensions as a part of subdivisions: “No restriction imposed after December [31, 1961,] shall be enforceable . . . (b) after thirty years from the imposition of the restriction, unless (1) the restriction is imposed ...
and the IRS recently announced the 2025 amount will be $13.99 million, an increase of $380,000. As with other TCJA provisions, this is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2025 which will cut the exclusion amount roughly in half beginning in 2026 if not extended or made permanent by the ...
Resolve tax disputes. Help you maximize the lifetime estate and gift tax exemption before the January 1, 2026, sunset. Our team Tiffany Kuntemeier, CPA, CSEP As a tax partner, Tiffany Kuntemeier specializes in working with individuals, partnerships, closely held businesses, trusts and estates ...
Tax planning overview – expect changes First, impact of the new administration:we have been cautioning that the sunset of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) provisions would mean a likely increase in taxes. That now seems less likely as President-Elect Trump and the Republican Congress in...