Charitable tax deductions are about to see the biggest changes in nearly a decade in 2026 thanks to President Donald Trump ’s ...

Want to get on someone’s good side? Help them out financially? Or, perhaps, just make them really happy? Give ‘em a gift! (Cash is always nice.) But if you’re in a gift-giving mood, and you have a lot ...

Taxes shouldn't drive a farm’s succession and estate plan, says Polly Dobbs, an estate planning and wealth transfer ...

The IRS is raising standard deductions for 2026 — up to $32,200 for joint filers and $16,100 for singles — along with larger ...

On July 4, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law and as a result enacted numerous significant tax law changes. While this short article will not address each aspect of ...

A Q&A on the potential 2026 estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax changes and how counsel should approach planning with the uncertain future of federal transfer tax. Do you think ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. In March 2025, the U.S. Tax Court delivered a pivotal ruling in Estate of ...