by Arthur Geffen | May 4, 2022 | Dallas Probate Lawyer
In Short The Situation: State securities regulators in Texas and Alabama filed two first-of-their kind enforcement actions against a company selling non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) to operate casinos in a metaverse. The Result: The cease and desist orders...
by Arthur Geffen | Apr 28, 2022 | Income Tax
Are higher taxes coming to go along with inflation? It sure looks that way. And while some of the spin is being directed at the Billionaire’s tax—that actually kicks in at a tenth of a billion dollars—there are plenty of other tax hikes proposed for more modest...
by Arthur Geffen | Apr 28, 2022 | Income Tax, Trusts
The temporarily doubled gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption has resulted in the creation of many new irrevocable trusts. Some of these are grantor trusts, and thus the grantor continues to pay the income tax on the trust income. However,...
by Arthur Geffen | Apr 27, 2022 | Gift Tax
The IRS issued proposed regulations Tuesday (REG-118913-21) that would provide an exception to the anti-“clawback” special rule that preserves the benefits of the temporarily higher gift and estate basic exclusion amount. The regulations would apply to...
by Arthur Geffen | Mar 30, 2022 | Estate Tax, Income Tax
On March 28th, the Biden Administration issued a 250-page General Explanation of the administration’s fiscal year 2023 revenue proposals. Click this link the view the “Green Book” PDF. Well-advised taxpayers are already considering actions to take before these...
