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

Nerd's Eye View

Since the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TJCA) was passed in 2017, few households have been subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), which TCJA restructured so that it applied mainly to a select number of upper-income households.

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

Nerd's Eye View

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017, was one of the most extensive pieces of tax legislation to be passed in the last 30 years, touching many aspects of individual, corporate, and estate tax.

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Major Tax Changes Are Coming in 2026. Are You Ready?

Darrow Wealth Management

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought sweeping changes to the tax code, impacting every taxpayer and business owner. Although a number of these provisions will negatively impact taxpayers starting in 2026, there a few changes that will be positive. For some, this may lead to more taxes paid on capital gains.

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Adviser links: a fundamental misalignment

Abnormal Returns

thinkadvisor.com) The latest in advisortech news from April including the SEC's scrutiny of tax-loss harvesting systems. sciencedaily.com) How tax-adjusting a portfolio works in practice. thinkadvisor.com) A number of tax provisions will sunset in 2026 including the lifetime exclusion amount.

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Ask the Experts: Prepare for Possible Sunset of High Estate Tax Exemption

Wealth Management

The estate and gift tax exemption (set at $13.61 If Congress doesn’t act, that tax exemption will be cut in half to about $6 million. million per individual in 2024) is due to expire on Jan. To help your clients prepare for the real possibil

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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.

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

Nerd's Eye View

Given how frequently the tax code changes, advisors can add value for clients by ensuring their estate plans are aligned with current law to meet the clients’ objectives, and not with past rules that may no longer apply to them. However, the passage of TCJA resulted in the estate gift tax exemption nearly doubling (from $5.6M