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  • Blog

    Massachusetts District Court Permits 403(b) Plan Fiduciary Breach Claims to Proceed

    From Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation on September 11, 2024

  • Newsletter

    Wealth Management Update

    September 2024 AFRs and 7520 Rate
     
    In the Matter of the Niki and Darren Irrevocable Trust and the N and D Delaware Irrevocable Trust, No. 2019-0302-SG (Del. Ch., July 24, 2024) – Delaware Court of Chancery Holds Trust Decanting Void Due to Noncompliance with Statutory Requirements
     
    Conn. Pub. Act No. 24-104 – Connecticut Uniform Trust Decanting Act
     
    Florida Bar Trust Law Committee – Legislative Proposal Re: Amendment to Decanting Statute
     
    Neal v. Lamb-Ferrara, 2024 Fla. App. LEXIS 4172 (Fla. Ct. App., 3d Dist., May 29, 2024) - Warning to Out of State Lawyers Who Advise Florida Residents on Trust/Estate Planning and Administration Matters
     
    ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 511R – Confidentiality Obligations of Lawyers Posting to Listservs
     
    Conley v. Conley (In re Conley Trust), No. 366180 (Mich. Ct. App., July 18, 2024) – Michigan Court Holds Beneficiaries Properly Issued K-1s in Connection with Transfer Made Pursuant to a Trust Settlement Agreement
     
    FedEx Corp. v. United States, W.D. Tenn., No. 2:20-cv-02794 – District Court Requests Supplemental Briefing on Impact of Loper Bright Doctrine in a Federal Tax Case; Taxpayer and Government Unsurprisingly Disagree
     
    IRS Promulgates Final Regulations and Additional Proposed Regulations with Respect to Required Minimum Distributions from Qualified Retirement Accounts

    September 2024

  • Press Release

    Proskauer Advises Houlihan Lokey on Agreement to Acquire Waller Helms Advisors

    August 14, 2024

  • Blog

    The Never-Ending Fiduciary Rule Story Continues: Effective Date of DOL’s Newest Fiduciary Investment Advice Rule Delayed by Federal Court in Texas

    From Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog on July 26, 2024

  • Awards and Recognition

    Proskauer Named Top Law Firm in Chambers 2024 High Net Worth Rankings

    July 24, 2024

  • Article

    In-Depth Analysis of Slat Planning in Preparation for the End of 2025 and the Scheduled Sunset of the TCJA’s Applicable Exclusion Amount

    The estate and gift tax exemption is set to be cut in half at the end of 2025. Estate planners are seeing an uptick in client inquiries who are seeking to utilize their exemptions prior to the scheduled reduction. For many of these clients that know they should use their exemptions now but are not sure they can, the SLAT may be a good technique. This article provides an in depth analysis of SLAT planning.
    “There is a real appetite for this knowledge as we get close to 2025’s crush. Our hope is to be out front of this with our referral sources, so that when 2025 is upon us their first thought it to reach out to Proskauer for help in SLAT planning.” Read article here.

    From NAEPC Journal of Estate and Tax Planning on July 2024

  • Blog

    District Court Dismisses Challenge to Use of Plan Forfeitures

    From Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog on July 8, 2024

  • Newsletter

    Wealth Management Update

    June 2024 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split-Interest Charitable Trusts
     
    U.S. Senate Targets Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
     
    IRS Issues Notice 2024-35, Providing Relief for Taxpayers Who Failed to Take RMDs  
     
    The IRS Adopts New Reg. § 26.2642-7
     
    Finkbeiner, PLC v. Estate of Scott, No. 363756, 2024 BL 112514 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar 21, 2024)
     
    New Challenges to the CTA Argue Alternative Theories for the Law's Unconstitutionality
     
    U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan H.R. 6408, Suspending the Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist Supporting Organizations

    June 2024

  • Blog

    Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of 401(k) Fees Claims

    From Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation on May 8, 2024

  • Newsletter

    Wealth Management Update

    May 2024 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split-Interest Charitable Trusts
     
    Treasury Releases "Greenbook" for Fiscal Year 2025
     
    Aldridge v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 13742-10 (U.S.T.C. Feb. 21, 2024)
     
    Proposed New Regulations for Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
     
    Connelly v. United States (No. 23-146)

    May 2024