EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appeared one year ago in our February 2025 issue of Elder Law Alert. Subsequently, on July 4, OBBBA, the new federal tax law, came into existence. We chose to run this article again to offer an opportunity for our readers, as well as for ourselves, to see if the new tax
Takeaways The generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax applies primarily to very large estates that transfer wealth to grandchildren (or unrelated individuals 37.5+ years younger), ensuring at least one layer of transfer tax is paid. The new One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanently increases the GST exemption to $15 million per person starting in 2026 (up from
Most seniors want to stay at home as long as they can. The little-known Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) allows persons to do just that instead of going into a nursing home. Program History PACE’s inception dates to the 1970s when the federal and state governments were developing community-based services for some
