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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, provides further relief for individuals both related and unrelated to COVID-19.  Such relief includes an extension of the charitable deduction allowances granted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the…

As discussed in our prior blog post, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides special relief provisions for individuals in relation to their retirement plans. The provisions of the CARES Act, however, created uncertainties for both plan administrators and individuals when dealing with the administration of…

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides various relief provisions for individuals, including provisions that benefit individuals in relation to their retirement plans and that provide an increase in allowable charitable deductions. Income Taxation of Retirement Plans 10 Percent Additional Tax Waived for Coronavirus-Related Distributions Generally,…

A common retirement/employment technique that looks enticing is to rollover your substantial 401(k) account after terminating employment to an IRA and then use the IRA to purchase or start up a business for you to run. What could be better? A job for you, a profitable investment for your IRA…

The Supreme Court of the United States has held that inherited IRA assets are not exempt from bankruptcy claims by an inheriting individual beneficiary’s creditors. In estate planning, the Supreme Court opinion may make it more desirable to name a trust as IRA death beneficiary, rather than naming an individual…