Clara D. Leonard

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    Wealth Management Update

    December 2025 AFRs and 7520 Rate
     
    Inflation Adjustments for 2026
     
    IRS Draft Publication 590-A (2025): Trump Account Update
     
    SECURE 2.0 Act – Final Regulations Issued for Roth Catch-Up Contributions
     
    Department of the Treasury, Exemptive Relief Order to Delay the Effective Date of the Residential Real Estate Rule (issued September 30, 2025)
     
    C.S. v. R.H., 2025 NY Slip Op 51426(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty., Sept. 8, 2025)
     
    Freedom Path, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service, Case No. 20-cv-1349 (JMC) (D.D.C. Sept. 30, 2025)
     
    Petition filed in U.S. Tax Court on October 3, 2025: Belmont Investments, LLC v. Commissioner
     
    Pending New York Legislation Allowing Electronic Wills

    on December 2025

  • Newsletter

    Wealth Management Update

    January 2025 AFRs and 7520 Rate
     
    In re Estate of Jesse L. Beck, 557 P.3d 1255 (Mont. Oct. 29, 2024) – Montana Supreme Court Holds That a Cell Phone Video Cannot Be Admitted to Probate
     
    Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization v. Commissioner, 120 f.4th 215 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2024) – Fifth Circuit Does Not Apply Treasury Regulation, Illustrating the Effects of the Loper Bright Decision
     
    In Re James A. Reed Trust, No. 366701 (Mich. CT. App. Nov. 14, 2024) – Michigan Court of Appeals Reforms Trust to Comport With the Settlor’s Intent
     
    IQ Holdings, Inc. v. Commissioner, t.c. Memo. 2024-104 (Tax CT. Nov. 7, 2024) – Tax Court Disallows Charitable Deduction Due to Lack of Contemporaneous Written Acknowledgment
     
    In Re Estate of William F. McLoughlin, 104 Mass. App. CT. 752 (App. CT. Sept. 30, 2024) – Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds That Providing an Affidavit in Support of an Action Contesting a Will Did Not Violate the Will’s in Terrorem Clause
     
    Godoy v. Linzner, 106 cal.app.5th 765 (CT. App. Nov. 13, 2024) – California Court of Appeal Invalidates Amendment to Trust as a Restraint on Alienation
     
    Will of Richard Feigen, No. 2021-1075 (N.Y. Sur. Ct. Westchester Cnty. Nov. 29, 2024) – Westchester County Surrogate's Court disqualifies attorney and law firm under the Advocate-Witness Rule

    on January 2025