Self-settled trusts may not provide asset protection.
Another warning for anyone thinking of using self-settled trusts. A Utah court recently decided that Utah state law should apply to an asset protection trust, even though the stated choice of law in the trust was Nevada. If the same logic will apply in New York, any local creators of self-settled trusts will be doomed,...
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Trusts will be the only solution if the “Step Up” in basis is eliminated
Earlier I wrote a post about what is the step up that President Obama wants to eliminate. Currently, the step up in basis is the favorable tax treatment that heirs get if the assets were held until death by the parent. If the mother buys stock at $20 a share, holds on to...
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Top Ten Reasons Why You Might Want a Trust
The federal estate tax threshold for an individual is currently $5.43MM (and double that for most married couples). The New York State estate tax threshold is currently $2.06MM (and set to rise to the federal level by 2019). That all means that for the vast majority of New York residents, estate taxes are no...
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