• PRO
  • Events
  • About Blog Popular
  • Login
  • Register
  • PRO
  • Resources
    • Latest updates
    • Q&A
    • In-depth
    • In-house view
    • Practical resources
    • FromCounsel New
    • Commentary
  • Research tools
    • Global research hub
    • Lexy
    • Primary sources
    • Scanner
    • Research reports
  • Resources
  • Research tools
  • Learn
    • All
    • Masterclasses
    • Videos
  • Learn
  • Experts
    • Find experts
    • Influencers
    • Client Choice New
    • Firms
    • About
    Introducing Instruct Counsel
    The next generation search tool for finding the right lawyer for you.
  • Experts
  • My newsfeed
  • Events
  • About
  • Blog
  • Popular
  • Find experts
  • Influencers
  • Client Choice New
  • Firms
  • About
Introducing Instruct Counsel
The next generation search tool for finding the right lawyer for you.
  • Compare
  • Topics
  • Interviews
  • Guides

Analytics

Review your content's performance and reach.

  • Analytics dashboard
  • Top articles
  • Top authors
  • Who's reading?

Content Development

Become your target audience’s go-to resource for today’s hottest topics.

  • Trending Topics
  • Discover Content
  • Horizons
  • Ideation

Client Intelligence

Understand your clients’ strategies and the most pressing issues they are facing.

  • Track Sectors
  • Track Clients
  • Mandates
  • Discover Companies
  • Reports Centre

Competitor Intelligence

Keep a step ahead of your key competitors and benchmark against them.

  • Benchmarking
  • Competitor Mandates
Home

Back Forward
  • Save & file
  • View original
  • Forward
  • Share
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linked In
  • Follow
    Please login to follow content.
  • Like
  • Instruct

add to folder:

  • My saved (default)
  • Read later
Folders shared with you

Register now for your free, tailored, daily legal newsfeed service.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Register

Wealth transfer opportunities abound due to low interest rates and market values

Vedder Price PC

To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

USA January 31 2009

Although current economic conditions are not pretty, they provide an exceptional opportunity for estate planning. Now is an ideal time to consider GRATs, intrafamily loans, installment sales and other leveraged estate planning techniques that can take advantage of current low interest rates.

The IRS establishes minimum interest rates that must be used to avoid imputed interest for income and gift tax purposes. Low interest rates plus low equity values make it easier to transfer wealth to younger generations with little or no estate or gift tax. The following table shows how interest rates set by the IRS have dropped since January 2008.


Back Forward
  • Save & file
  • View original
  • Forward
  • Share
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linked In
  • Follow
    Please login to follow content.
  • Like
  • Instruct

add to folder:

  • My saved (default)
  • Read later
Folders shared with you

Filed under

  • USA
  • Private Client & Offshore Services
  • Vedder Price PC

Topics

  • Interest
  • Economy
  • Gift tax
  • Leverage (finance)

Organisations

  • Internal Revenue Service (USA)

Popular articles from this firm

  1. Aviation Finance & Leasing in the USA *
  2. Judicial Sale of Ships: The Beijing Convention *
  3. Non-Compete Clauses Under Fire: Reassess Your Patent, Trade Secret and Non-Disclosure Agreement Strategies Now *
  4. SEC Clarifies Net Performance Requirement for “Extracted Performance” *
  5. Third-party ship management: a nutshell guide for investors *

If you would like to learn how Lexology can drive your content marketing strategy forward, please email [email protected].

Powered by Lexology

Related practical resources PRO

  • How-to guide How-to guide: How to create a supplier code of conduct (UK)
  • Checklist Checklist: What to consider when terminating a contract (UK)
  • How-to guide How-to guide: Maximizing the use of boilerplate clauses to limit the risk of unforeseen events (USA)
View all

Related research hubs

  • Internal Revenue Service (USA)
  • USA
  • Private Client & Offshore Services
Back to Top
Resources
  • Daily newsfeed
  • Commentary
  • Q&A
  • Research hubs
  • Learn
  • In-depth
  • Lexy: AI search
  • Scanner
Experts
  • Find experts
  • Legal Influencers
  • Firms
  • About Instruct Counsel
More
  • About us
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Popular
Legal
  • Terms of use
  • Cookies
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
Contact
  • Contact
  • RSS feeds
  • Submissions
 
  • Login
  • Register
  • Follow on Twitter
  • Follow on LinkedIn

© Copyright 2006 - 2023 Law Business Research

Law Business Research