08/04/2025
🔔 Estate Planning Update:
Sharing key points from Martin Shenkman’s recent Forbes piece, “Big Beautiful Bill Estate Planning Ideas” (July 6, 2025):
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) raised the estate tax exemption to $15M per person, $30M per couple. Still, flexible, strategic planning is as essential as ever.
What matters now:
✅ Most won’t itemize deductions—trusts can help preserve tax breaks, especially for charitable giving.
✅ Estate tax laws are subject to change; proactive planning is smart, no matter your net worth.
✅ Asset protection still matters; trusts are critical.
✅ Modern trust designs add flexibility for the future.
✅ Regularly review your estate plan, trusts, and asset titles to adapt to the new rules.
The Big Beautiful Bill changes your estate planning. What should you do now? What is different? More access (SPATs and DAPTs), more flexibility, non-grantor trusts.