By Angela Turturro | September 12, 2022
In this Special Report: "New York's Latest Legislative Session: What Passed, What Didn't, What's Next," "Mental Health Directives in Estate Planning Engagements," "Practical Considerations When Attempting To Remove an Ineffective Fiduciary," "Maximizing QSBS Income Tax Savings With Trusts," "Being a New York Income Tax Resident: Did 'Matter of Obus' Change the Game?" and "Late Portability Election: New Relief Available."
By Sharon L. Klein | September 9, 2022
The second year of the 2021-2022 legislative session, which began on Jan. 5, 2022, ended on June 2, 2022. Here are some of the most significant developments.
By Moira S. Laidlaw | September 9, 2022
What if a client has a history of mental illness? Are advance directives sufficient to honor a client's treatment wishes and preferences in that moment? There is a greatly underutilized advance directive for such clients—the psychiatric advance directive (PAD).
By Robert S. Barnett and Gregory L. Matalon | September 9, 2022
The IRS has just changed the timeframe for filing a late portability election for federal estate tax purposes. This is extremely important to those who did not timely file a federal estate tax return (Form 706) when the first spouse died.
By Jeffrey B. Kolodny | September 9, 2022
Thoughtful planning can help taxpayers who own QSBS Shares multiply the QSBS Exclusion while simultaneously achieving their estate planning objectives.
By Maria F. Galante | September 9, 2022
Your client wants the fiduciary out, and you believe there is a basis for proceeding with removal. So, what is your next step?
By Stephen Liss | September 9, 2022
'Obus' represents a dramatic shift in the jurisprudence of New York income tax residence as shown by the completely contrary views of the Division of Tax Appeals and the Appellate Division.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Asher Rubinstein | September 2, 2022
A discussion of the unique issues to be considered when a client's estate planning goes beyond conventional assets such as a home, bank accounts and business interests, but also includes things like works of art, private planes and cryptocurrencies.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By C. Raymond Radigan and John G. Farinacci | September 2, 2022
This column is intended to illustrate a few examples of jurisdictional issues that involve disputes over a decedent's assets or affairs to demonstrate why a choice of forum is not always as obvious or simple as one might assume.
By Jason Grant | August 26, 2022
A former Baker McKenzie partner and senior counsel, who at one point oversaw the law firm's New York office, has been disbarred in New York state in a matter of reciprocal discipline from Washington, D.C., where he was accused of "reckless misappropriation" as counsel to and personal representative of an estate.
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