01/10/13
Selected overview of the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 8): 2001 and
2003 tax cuts largely made permanent, but higher taxes for the top 1% to 2%
2013-01
2012
12/31/12
Proposed regulations on the 3.8% tax on "net investment income"; Wandry again, and
how many gift tax dollars the "defined value" clause saved
2012-09
11/30/12
The "fiscal cliff," alternative minimum tax and transfer taxes; IRS "non-acquiesces" in
Wandry; possible taxpayer relief for those affected by Hurricane Sandy
2012-08
10/31/12
Countdown to the election; selected 2013 inflation-adjusted numbers and various
planning points; Wandry appeal withdrawn
2012-07
09/25/12
The looming "fiscal cliff" and the shape of possible future tax legislation; how NOT to
substantiate a charitable deduction (Mohamed v. Commissioner); Wandry appealed
2012-06
07/31/12
The Supreme Court's health care decision: The Affordable Care Act upheld
2012-05
06/11/12
Wandry v. Commissioner: yes, another taxpayer victory using a "defined value"
formula clause - but caution may be in order
2012-04
04/19/12
Supreme Court arguments on the health care law; Medicare taxes taking effect in
2013: 0.90% on the wages of "high earners" and 3.8% tax on "net investment
income"; the Buffett Rule and the "Paying a Fair Share Act" (S. 2230)
2012-03
03/08/12
Tax proposals on "high-income" taxpayers from President Obama's Fiscal Year 2013
Budget and the Treasury Department's "Green Book"
2012-02
01/23/12
Estate of Petter v. Commissioner: another taxpayer victory using a "defined value"
formula clause, and the legacy of Procter v. Commissioner
2012-01
2011
12/02/11
"Super Committee" bows out; 2012 inflation-adjusted numbers and various planning
points; the "Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2011" (H.R. 3467)
2011-09
10/21/11
The American Jobs Act of 2011: the 28% limitation, the millionaires' surtax, and the
"Buffett Rule"
2011-08
09/16/11
The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-25) and the "Super Committee": reduce
the deficit - or else!
2011-07
07/28/11
How certain discretionary language almost made a credit shelter trust taxable in the
trustee/beneficiary's estate (Estate of Chancellor v. Commissioner)
2011-06
06/13/11
A Tax Court valuation case that illustrates just how far apart the experts can be, and
how a judge evaluates those experts (Estate of Mitchell)
2011-05
05/03/11 Additional thoughts on last December's 2010 Tax Act: lifetime gifts (GRATS, Sales to
Defective Grantor Trusts and QPRTs) and how "credit shelter trusts" are still relevant
despite the "portability" of a deceased spouse's estate tax exclusion
2011-04
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