| HEADLINES
ESTATE
TALK
New Estate and Gift Tax Numbers for 2001
The IRS has released Rev. Proc. 2001-13,
showing inflation adjustments to estate and gift tax exemption, exclusion,
and limitation amounts for 2001.
HEALTH HAPPENINGS
High-Protein Diet Risky for Senior Women
Elderly women who get a much higher intake
of their dietary protein from animal products rather than vegetables have
an increased risk of bone loss and hip fracture, according to University
of California (UCSF) researchers.
LEGAL LINES
Gifts to Brother's Family Were Reciprocal Gifts
The Tax Court recently ruled that transfers
of stock by a decedent to his brother's family were actually indirect gifts
of stock to his own children.
MEDI-MINUTES
Medicare Changes Under Public Law 106-554
Part
2 of a Series: On December 21, 2000, President Clinton signed into
law the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection
Act of 2000, part of Public Law 106-554.
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Top
Site
Of
The
Week:
Gary Klott's
Tax Planet
Book
Of
The
Week:
 The
Elder Law Handbook : A Legal and Financial Survival Guide for Caregivers
and Seniors
TAX TID-BITS
IRS Issues Corrections to Final GRAT/GRUT
Regs
The IRS has issued corrections to final
regulations on the definition of a qualified interest for grantor retained
annuity trusts (GRATs) and grantor retained unitrusts (GRUTs).
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