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What is a Grantor Trust and how are Grantor Trusts used in Estate Planning?

Post on Sep. 10, 2019

Estate planners and accountants often use the phrase “Grantor Trust.” The term Grantor Trust is a term of art used to describe the tax treatment of certain trusts under the income tax code. A Grantor Trust is......

Connecticut Quietly Ends Estate Tax Strategy Previously Available to Non-Residents

Post on Aug. 01, 2019

In the flurry of legislation passed in June at the end of the legislative session, Connecticut quietly closed a Connecticut estate tax loophole that was available to......

Major Changes in CT Trust Law Offer Expanded Protections, Possible Windfall for State

Post on Jul. 06, 2019

Kelley Galica Peck, a Partner in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and based in the West Hartford office, was interviewed by Kevin Zimmerman for the Daily Voice Plus Section of the Fairfield County......

Greenwich Magazine - 203 Ways to Live the Good Life in Fairfield County

Post on Jul. 01, 2019

Daniel Fitzgerald, a Partner in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and based in the Firm's Greenwich office, was quoted in Greenwich Magazine's July 2019 Issue "203 Way to Live the Good Life in Fairfield......

Connecticut Adopts Omnibus Trust Code

Post on Jun. 27, 2019

Kelley Galica Peck wrote an article for Steve Leimberg’s Estate Planning Newsletter entitled “Connecticut Adopts Trust......

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trust on Question of State Income Taxation

Post on Jun. 21, 2019

On June 21, 2019, the United States Supreme Court, by a unanimous decision, held that the State of North Carolina could not impose a state level income tax on a trust based solely on the residence of the beneficiary of......

The IRS Clarifies that Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Other Partnerships are Subject to Withholding Requirements When Foreign Persons are Involved

Post on May 23, 2019

On May 7, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations for new code section 1446(f), which requires withholding of income tax when a foreign person recognizes gain or loss from the sale or exchange of certain partnership......

Add Calling Your Trusts and Estates Attorney to Your to Do List Before Your High School Grad Heads Off to College the Fall

Post on May 21, 2019

Congratulations! Your child has graduated high school, been accepted to college and has either turned 18 years old or is close to it. As you make your college prep to do list, you might want to add calling your trusts......

New IRS Guidance on Opportunity Zone Investments

Post on Apr. 17, 2019

On April 17, 2019, the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department issued proposed regulations (Proposed Treas. Reg. Sec. 1400Z-2), that provide new guidance for qualified "Opportunity Funds" investing in "Opportunity......

Increase in New York Real Property Transfer Taxes, Including “Progressive Mansion Tax

Post on Apr. 11, 2019

As part of the 2019/2020 New York State Budget Bill that was passed, New York included a progressive mansion tax with a top tax rate of 3.90% on properties purchased for $25 million or above. This update to the already......

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