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The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Elects 32 New Fellows to the College

Apr 09, 2018 06:30 AM

The Board of Regents of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) met in March at the 2018 Annual Meeting in San Antonio to review nominations for a new class of Fellows. We are proud to announce that 32 individuals have been peer-elected. This group of new Fellows spans the US and also includes four International lawyers representing Canada, Austria, and Spain.

Gorin's Business Succession News (First Quarter 2018)

IN THIS ISSUE: Partnership Audit Rules, Effects of Tax Reform, Using a Business Entity to Help Defray Fees, Current Materials & Comparison, and Blog Posts & Upcoming Events

Charles D. "Skip" Fox, IV is new president of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is proud to announce Charles D. “Skip” Fox, IV as President. The official “Passing of the Gavel” ceremony took place Saturday, March 10th at The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel’s Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Fox, a partner at McGuireWoods from Charlottesville, Virginia, succeeded ACTEC Fellow Susan T. House from Pasadena, California.

Reflections on ACTEC National Meetings

by Sandra Perkins an ACTEC Fellow

New Student Editor-in-Chief for ACTEC Law Journal

The Student Editorial Board at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is proud to announce the election of Conor Wiggins as the student Editor-in-Chief of Volume 44 of the ACTEC Law Journal.

Gorin's Business Succession News (Fourth Quarter 2017)

IN THIS ISSUE: Tax Reform Lowers Tax Rates for Most Businesses, How Tax Reform Informs Strategies for Transferring a Business, Issues Informing Business Conversions, Current Materials & Comparison, and Blog Posts & Upcoming Events

ACTEC Comments on IRS Form 8971

Treasury Notice 82 Fed. Reg. 50733 (11/1/17), requested comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden regarding IRS Form 8971.

ACTEC Comments on How Legislation Similar to the RES Act of 2016 Would Implement a Five-Year Limit on Post-Death Retirement Distributions

Nov 27, 2017 12:00 PM

ACTEC is pleased to submit the enclosed comments on what was proposed to be Section 501 of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 (the proposed legislation, “RESA”).

36 New Fellows have been elected to The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is proud to announce this year’s second class of New Fellows. ACTEC is an organization of peer-elected lawyers and law professors who are skilled and experienced in the preparation of wills and trusts, estate planning, and probate procedure; and administration of trusts and estates of decedents, minors, and incompetents.

Capital Letters No. 43

Want to know where estate & gift tax legislation/regulations stand now? Read Ronald Aucutt’s expert commentary.