Estate Planning Update July 2024 2024 Annual Gift Tax Exclusion: increased to $18,000 per donor, per donee. 2024 Gift and Estate Tax Exemption: increased to $13,610,000 per donor through 2025 (an increase of $690,000). See paragraph 6 below. Marital Deduction for Transfers to U.S. Spouse: remains unlimited. 2024 Generation Skipping Tax Exemption: increased to $13,610,000 [...]
Surviving spouse was surprised to learn that the revocable trust created by the couple 10+ years ago became irrevocable upon the 1st spouse’s death. In addition, the trust split the couple’s assets and allocated half to a trust where the surviving spouse only had limited rights to the assets. After reviewing the survivor’s alternatives, DeAngelis [...]
Represented couple with the preparation of a comprehensive review and update of their estate plan. Both spouses in this second marriage had children from their prior marriages and maintained both separate and combined finances. DeAngelis Legal identified significant issues, including estate tax implications and inequities in their proposed structure, proposed potential solutions and drafted the [...]
Despite elevated interest rates, real estate acquisitions in Arizona continue to dominate our transaction practice. DeAngelis Legal created several new limited liability companies (LLCs) for new and current clients, to acquire and hold real estate. In addition to forming holding companies, DeAngelis Legal advised the clients with respect to the preparation of leases to third [...]
In two separate matters, a new client’s spouse unexpectedly died, leaving behind a will and trust that was outdated and adversely impacted the surviving spouse upon the death of the first spouse. In both instances, the decedent failed to review or update their estate plan with legal counsel. DeAngelis Legal discussed potential solutions with the [...]
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued its final rule banning noncompetition (noncompete) provisions for all workers as an unfair method of competition. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has vowed to challenge the ruling, but employers need to start understanding the law and how it will impact their documents and their worker’s rights. [...]
A closely held corporate client had previously established a sophisticated shareholders agreement that provided for the purchase and sale of the entity’s shares upon certain triggering events. The purchase price was funded with large insurance policies on the lives of the shareholders. Unfortunately, instead of naming the third-party trustee as the owner, the insurance agent [...]
Spring training was back in full swing this year, which meant agents were working hard and players were setting up their entities to hold endorsement deals and updating their estate plans before the season started. DeAngelis Legal created several new entities for players to assist them with managing their endorsements and drafted new estate plans [...]
Ultra high net worth Chandler couple asked for a review of their estate plan and associated estate taxes. DeAngelis Legal performed a comprehensive review of their finances and estate plan, including financial statements, trusts, and beneficiary designations on retirement accounts and life insurance. DeAngelis Legal identified several options for reducing their estate tax obligations by [...]
Several clients had entities with little or no purpose, so we began the dissolution and termination process. In addition to starting the statute of limitations on potential claims and limiting the potential for fraud, cleaning up your corporate structure will make it easier to administer of your affairs upon a death or disability and avoids [...]
