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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"

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

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

No estate tax apportionment against payable on death accounts

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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July 1 2010

In Estate of Sheppard v. Schleis, 2010 WI 32 (Wis. May 4, 2010), the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that, in the absence of any tax apportionment directions by the decedent, a beneficiary of a payable-on-death account is not liable for any estate tax imposed on the decedent's estate

Crummey withdrawal notices recommended practices

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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September 10 2012

Under current tax law, an individual is entitled to make gifts of up to $13,000 per donee per year without being subject to gift tax

Estate of Schneider v. Finmann, 2009 NY Slip Op 2319 (App. Div. Mar. 24, 2009) (appeal pending before Court of Appeals)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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June 7 2010

This case was argued before the Court of Appeals on May 4, 2010, and has not yet been decided by the Court

Florida Governor signed into law H.B. 253, which amended Florida Statute 608.433 to explicitly provide that a charging order is the “sole and exclusive remedy” against LLC membership interests H.B. 253, 2011 Leg., (Fla. 2011)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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July 5 2011

On May 31, 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law H.B. 253, which amended Florida Statutes 608.433 to explicitly provide that a charging order is the “sole and exclusive remedy” against limited liability company (“LLC”) membership interests

Tax Court finds taxpayers who employed Roth IRA conversion tax shelter were liable for excise tax and penalties Paschall v. Commissioner, 137 T.C. No. 2 (July 5, 2011); Swanson v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2011-156 (July 5, 2011)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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August 5 2011

In the companion cases of Paschall v. Commissioner and Swanson v. Commissioner, the Tax Court found that taxpayers who employed a Roth IRA conversion tax shelter were liable for excise taxes on account of excess contributions to the Roth IRAs and were also liable for failure to file penalties

Pruco Life Ins. Co. v. Brasner (S. D. Florida, November 14, 2011)

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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January 9 2012

A U.S. District Court in Florida held that an investor who acquired a life insurance policy under a stranger owned life insurance ("STOLI") arrangement lacked an insurable interest, and that the insurer did not have to pay the $10 million death benefit

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