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IRS Finally Issues Guidance on 2010 Estate Tax
By Robert Bloink, William H. ByrnesEstates of decedents who died in 2010 finally have guidance from the IRS on how to opt out of estate tax treatment and allocate carryover basis to estate property.
August 15, 2011
IRS Releases Annuity-LTC Exchange GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a document, IRS Notice 2011-68, that discusses the tax rules that apply to annuity-long term care benefits hybrids and exchanges of annuity cash surrender value for qualified LTC insurance.
August 14, 2011
IRS Releases Annuity-LTC Exchange GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a document, IRS Notice 2011-68, that discusses the tax rules that apply to annuity-long term care benefits hybrids and exchanges of annuity cash surrender value for qualified LTC insurance.
August 11, 2011
IRS Completes Actuarial Table RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has replaced temporary life and annuity actuarial table regulations with final regulations.
August 10, 2011
IRS Completes Actuarial Table RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has replaced temporary life and annuity actuarial table regulations with final regulations.
August 08, 2011
IRS Streamlines Partial Exchanges of AnnuitiesThe IRS has issued new guidance that streamlines partial exchanges of annuity contracts.
August 08, 2011
When Good Logic Goes Bad: 403(b) Seems to Equal 401(k) --BUT NOT REALLYA few years ago, the idea of eliminating the differences between 403(b) plans and 401(k) plans seemed to make obvious sense.
August 08, 2011
IRS Issues Guidance for Executors of Estates of 2010 DecedentsThe IRS issued guidance on Friday for executors who plan to opt out of the estate tax and have carryover basis rules apply for estates of people who died in 2010.