Boiling Down a Biden Plan for Estate Planning

This article summarizes the Biden administration's new proposals (collectively known as the "Biden Plan") that will raise taxes at the top levels and examines the likelihood of Congress passing such proposals. Katten Private Wealth chair and partner Josh Rubenstein, Private Wealth partner Jonathan Byer and Private Wealth associate Rebecca Lomazow discuss the key features of the Biden Plan from an estate planning perspective, including its increase of top individual income tax rates, limitation on deductions, taxing capital gains as ordinary income, repealing stepped-up basis at death and reversing the Federal exemption amount to levels before the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA). According to Josh, Jonathan and Rebecca, enactment of the Biden Plan will depend on the make-up of Congress. They recommend that taxpayers review their existing estate plans and consult with tax advisors about how to take advantage of higher exemption amounts while they are available.

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