Private Client Advisory: Good News on Federal Estate and Gift Tax Front
12/23/2010
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “Act”). Included in the Act are (1) favorable but temporary federal estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer (GST) tax provisions that will provide significant planning opportunities in 2011 and 2012, and (2) clarification of 2010 transfer tax uncertainties, which provide limited 2010 planning opportunities.
