09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: New York Updates By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Emily Tuten In 2024, there was much legislative activity in New York that affected the Private Wealth realm. A brief summary of the 2024 changes...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: California Updates By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Avi Pariser Uniform Directed Trust Act and Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act Become Effective As reported in Katten's 2023 Year-End...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: International Developments By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Ellery Sever It has been back to business as usual for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury in 2024. US tax authorities...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Illinois Updates By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Jack Bradley The following is a summary of some of the key legislative and judicial updates from Illinois in 2024. Control and Protection of Trust...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Retirement Planning By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer John Spellman Mitchel Pahl +1 more... Show less The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act), was originally signed into law on December 20,...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Legislative Proposals By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Andrew Toporoff President-Elect Donald Trump has not published a comprehensive tax plan as of the time of this writing, but he and Vice President-Elect...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Important Planning Considerations for 2024 and 2025 By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Jon Kohl The "big ticket" item of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is the significant increase to the lifetime gift, estate and...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Inflation-Adjusted Tax Figures By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Michelle Claros Federal Estate, GST and Gift Tax Rates The federal estate, gift and GST applicable exclusion amounts are as summarized below. In simple...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Florida Updates By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Christina Romero Several legislative proposals and new laws have been introduced in Florida affecting Private Wealth. A brief summary of the 2024 changes...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: Texas Updates By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Zachary Arons It has been a quiet year in Texas on the Private Wealth front as the Texas State Legislature enjoyed its biennial recess. Nevertheless,...
09 Dec, 2024 2024 Year-End Estate Planning: North Carolina Updates By Joshua Rubenstein Jonathan Byer Diane Burks Remote Electronic Notary Act As discussed in last year's advisory, the North Carolina Remote Electronic Notary Act (referred to as RENA...
14 May, 2024 Proposed Regulations May Mitigate Certain US Tax Reporting Obligations for Some US Taxpayers By Zachary Arons It is quite common for high-net-worth individuals to have income streams from multiple countries. For example, an individual may have an...
08 May, 2024 Managing Risk and Volatility Within a Family Office Structure: 10 Areas to Watch By Kathryn von Matthiessen Managing risk and volatility within a family office structure is a timely and complex topic. During a recent Katten webinar, we assembled...
26 Dec, 2023 In Brief: Estate Planning and Corporate Transparency Act Reporting By Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is effective on January 1 and requires "Reporting Companies" to disclose specific information to the...
05 Dec, 2023 Your Year-End Estate Planning Checklist: Don't Drop the Ball! By Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Before the ball drops in 2023 and signals the start of the New Year, there are some things you can do to ensure your estate planning is...
01 Dec, 2023 5 Things to Know About the 'Power' of Powers of Appointment By Jon Kohl An important aspect of your estate plan could be the flexibility you allow (or do not allow) via powers of appointment. Trusts with...