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Villareale v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2013-74

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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May 1 2013

The Tax Court determined the taxpayer was not entitled to a charitable contribution deduction for contributions she made to a public charity she

Tax Court holds that trusteebeneficiary's power to invade trust principal for her "welfare" is limited by an ascertainable standard and trust principal not includible in her estate under IRC 2041(b)(1)(a) estate of Ann R. Chancellor, et al. v. Commiss

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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September 14 2011

Frequently, trust agreements ensure that the principal invasion power held by a trustee who is also a beneficiary is limited to distributions for the beneficiary's "health, education, maintenance and support"

Hastings v. PNC Bank NA, Md. No. 109 (09272012)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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November 15 2012

The Maryland Court of Appeals holds for PNC in a suit by the beneficiaries of a testamentary trust created under the will of a Maryland resident where the beneficiaries claimed that PNC breached its fiduciary duty in requiring them to sign a release agreement arguably too favorable to PNC before distributing assets to them

Windsor v. United States, 2d Cir. no. 12-2335-CV(l) (10182012)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") is unconstitutional because it violates equal protection

Keller v. United States, 5th Cir., No. 10-41311 (092512)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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November 15 2012

In Keller, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an estate was entitled to an estate tax refund for the discounted value of a family limited partnership ("FLP") that was created during the decedent's lifetime but not fully funded until after the decedent's death

Estate of Kite v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2013-43

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

The Tax Court held that a surviving spouse's sale of substantial entity interests to trusts for her children in exchange for a 10-year deferred

U.S. government sues estate and donees of J. Howard Marshall II for unpaid gift taxes

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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November 5 2010

The U.S. government is suing the estate and donees of J. Howard Marshall for a combined $85 million of unpaid gift and GST taxes

Estate of Giovacchini v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2013-27

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

The Tax Court redetermined values for estate and gift tax purposes of a large parcel of more than 2,500 acres of land near Lake Tahoe, California

Spendthrift provision of trust not invalidated despite control by beneficiary

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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July 1 2010

In Miller v. Kresser, --- So.3d ---, 2010 WL 1779899 (Fla. 4th DCA May 5, 2010), the Florida Court of Appeal, Fourth District, ruled that a creditor cannot invalidate a trust's spendthrift provision to reach the trust assets so long as the language of the trust agreement meets statutory requirements

Estate of Nancy P. Young v. United States (D. Mass., No. 1:11-cv-11829-RWZ, 121712)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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February 12 2013

In Estate of Nancy P. Young v. United States, the District Court upheld a latefiling penalty against an estate whose accountants advised it to file

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