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How Biden’s Budget Proposals Impact Pre-2026 Planning

Wealth Management

Shenkman and Joy Matak discuss proposals in the 2025 Green Book.

Budgeting 278
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Step Transaction Doctrine: Planning For 2026 Exemption Reduction and Possible Law Change

Wealth Management

Craft plans to avoid application of the step transaction doctrine before the exemption potentially gets reduced.

Planning 263
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Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Planning After TCJA Sunset: Preparing Clients To (Re)Encounter AMT After 2025

Nerd's Eye View

But with the anticipated sunset of TCJA in 2026 and the reversion to the pre-2018 AMT rules, a large subset of households will find themselves owing AMT – many of whom will do so for the first time. However, if they were to wait until 2026, they would owe AMT (and need to find or borrow funds to pay the AMT triggered by the exercise).

Taxes 246
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Planning For Changes In Client Marginal Tax Rates After TCJA’s Sunset

Nerd's Eye View

From an advisor's perspective, TCJA's impending expiration raises the importance of planning for clients who will potentially be impacted, which, given the law's broad scope, could be nearly every client. elections. Read More.

Taxes 246
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CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller To Retire

Wealth Management

Keller will step down on April 30, 2026, with the Board planning a search for his successor in the coming year. In a LinkedIn post, Keller wrote that leading well means leaving well.

CFP 256
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Build (Customized) Flexible Estate Planning Strategies In A Constantly Changing Political Landscape

Nerd's Eye View

In recent years, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) has endured some drastic changes resulting from legislative action that have altered the strategies estate planning professionals have recommended to clients. For instance, prior to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), "A/B trusts" had become ubiquitous for spousal estate tax planning.

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Steps Advisors Can Take Before Tax laws Change

Wealth Management

Smith, executive director with Eaton Vance, discusses tax law changes in 2026 and emphasizes the importance of proactive tax planning for investors.

Taxes 241