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ACTEC Comments on guidance in connection with the Repeal of Section 682 (Notice 2018-37)

ACTEC is pleased to submit Comments on guidance in connection with the Repeal of Section 682

ACTEC Offers Opinion in Sveen v. Melin

ACTEC and its Fellows researched and offered opinion to Supreme Court in Sveen v. Melin. The decision was 8-1 in favor of the position taken by ACTEC as amicus curiae with only Justice Gorsuch dissenting. ACTEC supported the position that revocation upon divorce statutes, applied retroactively to life insurance beneficiary designations, do not violate the Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

ACTEC recommendations for 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2018-43)

ACTEC is pleased to submit recommendations pursuant to Notice 2018-43, 2018-29 I.R.B. 590, published May 4, 2018, which invites recommendations for items that should be included on the 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan.

We Value Your Data Privacy and Security

In line with the upcoming changes to European Union data protection law, we have updated our Privacy Policy effective May 25, 2018, for the College and the Foundation.

NEW STATE SURVEY

Surviving Spouse’s Rights to Share in Deceased Spouse’s Estate (as of December 31, 2017), Prepared by Alex S. Tanouye, Esq.

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.

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.

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.

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”).