Category: Same Sex Planning

May 26, 2014November 18, 2020Estate Planning, Inheritance Tax (相続税）, Pennsylvania, Same Sex Planning

Pennsylvania Same Sex Married Couples No Longer Have to Pay Inheritance Tax

On May 20, 2014, declared that Pennsylvania’s laws banning same sex marriage was […]

October 21, 2013March 8, 2021Income Tax, Politics, Same Sex Planning

Same Sex Marriage Now Legal In New Jersey

Effective today, same sex marriage is now legal in New Jersey after Governor […]

August 30, 2013November 16, 2020Civil Union, Income Tax, New Jersey, Same Sex Planning

IRS Issues Ruling on Tax Filings for Same Sex Couples

Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service issued an important ruling in the wake […]

June 27, 2013November 13, 2020Civil Union, Estate Planning, New Jersey, Same Sex Planning

Affect of United States v. Windsor on NJ Same Sex Couples

After scrutinizing the United States v. Windsor decision yesterday a little more […]

June 26, 2013November 13, 2020Defense of Marriage Act, Federal Estate Tax, Same Sex Planning

Same Sex Couples Entitled to Unlimited Marital Deduction

In a landmark Supreme Court case today, United States v. Windsor, the […]

January 3, 2013November 11, 2020Estate Planning, Estate Tax, portability, Same Sex Planning

Estate Tax Portability Here to Stay

It occurs to me that other than a few minor modifications to […]

September 25, 2012March 10, 2021Defense of Marriage Act, Same Sex Planning

Same Sex Couple Entitled to Federal Estate Tax Marital Deduction?

There was a significant court decision back in June of this year […]

October 4, 2010March 16, 2021401(k), 403(b), Administrator, Civil Union, Domestic Partnership, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Executor, Florida, Inheritance Tax (相続税）, IRA, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Same Sex Planning

A Comparison of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Inheritance Tax Laws

Some states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, have an inheritance tax. Other […]