IRS Simplifies Surviving Spouse Portability Election
The Internal Revenue Service has released a revenue procedure that offers an easier way to get an extension of time to file a return to opt for portability of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount. Revenue Procedure 2017-34 applies to estates that aren’t typically required to file an estate tax return because the value of […]
6 Major Tax & Financial Implications of Gay Marriage Ruling
The impediments to same-sex marriages throughout the country are being washed away. This trend has continued in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision last year (Windsor v. U.S, No. 12-307, 6/26/13) invalidating Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In the latest development on October 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court […]