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Announcing the "Tech Tools" Feature of State of Estates

Grantor Trusts and Substitution Powers, Part 4

Tech Tools

Anatomy of a Crummey Power: The Exercise Period

AI in Estate Planning: Improved External Tools

Mismatches in the Remaining Gift Tax Basic Exclusion vs. GST Exemption

Basis Rules and Gifted Property: Determining Depreciation Schedules

C and S Corporations for Estate Planners: Stock Dividends

Webinar Recording: IRA Separate Account Rules

Grantor Trusts and Powers to Revoke

Basis of Assets Distributed from a Roth IRA

A Not-So-Big-Or-Beautiful Article on Tax Reform

AI in Estate Planning: Preventing AI Review of Documents

Grantor Trusts and Spousal Attribution

Case Notes: Arbitration Clauses in Wills

IRA Drop-Down or Bypass Requests: New and Proposed Rules

Case Notes: Entity Transfer Restrictions and Trust Funding

Grantor Trusts, and Transfers Between Trusts

April Webinar Recording, and May Webinar Registration: IRA Planning Nuggets

Tax Update, April 1-15

Lapse Limitations of Crummey Powers: Some Common Errors

Grantor Trusts and Substitution Powers, Part 3

Business Entities for Estate Planners: Preview and Introduction

Q1 Update for State of Estates

Index (By Topic) For State of Estates

AI in Estate Planning: Summarizing Podcasts and Videos

Tax Roundup: March 17-28, 2025

Grantor Trusts and Substitution Powers, Part 2

Case Notes: Duty to Fund a Trust When Amending the Trust?

AI in Estate Planning: Document Generation

Tax Roundup: March 1-14, 2025

IRA Beneficiary Designations, Division, and Trustee Discretion: Clarity or Confusion?

Case Notes: Life Insurance Agent's Liability to Beneficiaries

Grantor Trusts and Key Parties Under IRC Section 672

The 663(b) Election

Ding, Dong, is the CTA Dead?

Yet Another Article About the Corporate Transparency Act

C and S Corporations for Estate Planners: The (Repealed) General Utilities Doctrine

Grantor Trusts and Substitution Powers, Part 1

CTA Redux

Grantor Trusts and Tax Reimbursement: A Big No-No?

IRS Form 706-GS(D-1): An Often-Forgotten-Yet-Required Form

706 or 1041: Evaluating the 642(g) Election

The SLAT Series, Part VI: Withdrawal Rights

How Transfer Tax Exemptions Work

Trust Accounting, Reverse Accounting, and Contingent Beneficiaries: Food for Thought

A Parody - "Is it the End of the CTA As We Know It?"

Grantor Trusts and State Income Tax

AI in Estate Planning: Duties of Competence?

After the Portability Election: Must a Surviving Spouse File Form 706?

2025 Changes to IRS Form 709

Grantor Trusts: An Intro