In the first installment of a two-part series, the AICPA reviews the most important developments affecting estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax and trust income tax over the last 12 months. In the period from June 2012 through May 2013, the analysis covers legislative developments, rulings, pending cases, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and inflation adjustments for 2013. The second installment, coming in October, will focus primarily on GST and estate tax issues. [button link=”http://www.aicpa.org/Publications/TaxAdviser/2013/September/Pages/Ransome_Sep2013_2.aspx” color=”silver”] View Full Article[/button]
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Beyond The Fiscal Cliff: Details to Act On Gail Perry at Accounting Web introduces a set of articles on the effect of the “fiscal cliff.” A first article – New Tax Law Emerges Beyond the Fiscal Cliff – provides an overview of the key tax provisions that will affect your individual and business clients. It’s followed by coverage of how the new law will impact federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax exemption limits. Today’s workplace fitness exercise encourages you to get out of your chair for a quick, low-impact pick-me-up! nature of such cooperation uncertain, the heads of the U.S. and international accounting standards setters said…