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Charitable Deduction for Gifts by Individuals, Partnerships and Corporations

A primer on a plethora of philanthropic provisions

Trusts & Estates Magazine
By Conrad Teitell, Stefania L. Bartlett, and Cara Howe Santoro

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Increased Charitable Giving Through the Legacy IRA Act

September 10, 2018

Charitable-minded Americans age 70½ or older are allowed tax-free transfers from their IRAs to make direct gifts to charitable organizations.


Steve Leimberg's Charitable Planning Newsletter
By Conrad Teitell, Brianna L. Marquis, and Andrew Brett Seiken

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Internal Revenue Manual Updates Provide Welcome Guidance for Federal Estate Tax Lien Release Process

September 4, 2018

Real property owned at the time of an individual’s death is subject to a federal estate tax lien, which, in accordance with IRC section 6324, attaches to the property automatically and provides security for any estate taxes that may be owed. 

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Bargain Sales to Charities: Charitable Deductions and Capital Gains Savings

The donor allocates the property's cost basis between the gift element and the sale element, based on the fair market value of each part.
August 23, 2018

The donor allocates the property's cost basis between the gift element and the sale element, based on the fair market value of each part.


The New York Law Journal

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GST Tax Exemptions in Jeopardy

A recent PLR showcases risks associated with modifying grandfathered generation-skipping transfer trusts
May 17, 2018

The provisions of Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code aren't for the faint of heart. That chapter specifically deals with the tax on generation-skipping transfers, that is transfers to individuals more than one generation below the donor.


Trusts & Estates Magazine Website
By Brianna L. Marquis and Andrew M. Nerney

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What Beats A Charitable Bequest Under The New Tax Law?

April 9, 2018

“Many people go to their lawyers and add a charity in their wills. Instead, I suggest they consider a charitable remainder trust or a charitable gift annuity,” says tax lawyer Conrad Teitell, chairman of the Charitable Planning Group at Cummings & Lockwood who has published the Taxwise Giving newsletter since 1964. Most leading charities, including colleges, offer these "planned giving" opportunities.


Forbes
By Ashlea Ebeling

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Gift Split Gaffe

Accountant's Mistake Could Result in Increased Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
April 2, 2018

When a taxpayer signs a Form 709 reporting transfers subject to federal gift tax, he signs under penalties of perjury that he’s examined the return and, to the best of his knowledge, the return is “true, correct, and complete.” But honestly, does the average taxpayer truly know or understand the tax implications of the gifts he makes? 


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How To Give It Away

February/March 2018 Issue

Laura Weintraub Beck, a trusts and estates attorney in Cummings & Lockwood’s Greenwich, Connecticut office, was quoted in an article entitled “How to Give It Away” in The Magazine published by AARP in the February/March 2018 issue.


AARP's The Magazine

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Court Upholds Regulations Requiring Charities to Disclose Donors

March 5, 2018

Charities may not be happy about a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that might result in donors thinking twice before pledging support to a charitable organization.


Trusts & Estates Magazine Website
By Brianna L. Marquis and Andrew M. Nerney

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Charitable Contributions From Trusts are Treated Differently

February 5, 2018

Like individuals and corporations, trusts and estates that make contributions of property to charitable organizations may be eligible to receive a corresponding income tax deduction for such contributions.


Trusts & Estates Magazine Website
By Brianna L. Marquis and Andrew M. Nerney

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Not Knowing the S Corp Rules Can Be Dangerous to Your Client's Wealth

December 2017

Superman is the most powerful S corporation (S corp) in the world.  He's so proud of his S status, he wears it on his chest.  Until now, most people thought that only kryptonite could take away Superman's powers.  Read on, and you'll learn the many ways he can lose his S corp status, actions his advisors can take to prevent its loss...


Trusts & Estates Magazine
By Conrad Teitell, Stefania L. Bartlett, and Cara Howe Santoro

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Diversifying Charitable Remainder Trust Investments

Who cares? Donors, advisors, trust drafters, trustees, beneficiaries and state attorneys general
October 2017

Trustees have a duty to diversify charitable remainder trust (CRT) investments.


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