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Overview of the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions of 2010

Monday, February 14, 2011 by Michael Ellenwood

The 2010 Tax Relief Act provides temporary relief. Among other changes, it reduces estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes for 2011 and 2012.
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IRS Increases Reporting and Scrutiny of Foreign Bank Accounts

Thursday, January 01, 2009 by Michael Shumate

Starting in 2009, the IRS has expanded the Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) process. Unfortunately, this change will ensnare many more taxpayers into the FBAR reporting requirements, and will increase the compliance time and cost needed to meet the new requirements.
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