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Modification Saves Trust
from Estate and GST Tax
The IRS recently ruled that
a grantor's modification to an irrevocable trust would not cause the trust
to be included in the grantor's estate and would not affect the trust's
exemption from generation-skipping transfer tax.
HEALTH HAPPENINGS
Researchers Unveil Latest
Weapon Against Alzheimer's & Parkinson's: Nicotine!
That's right, big, bad nicotine may actually
have a good side, according to studies that suggest the drug may benefit
patients with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other brain
disorders.
TAX TID-BITS
Who Want to Get Audited?
The chances are better you'll get audited
than win the lottery or marry a multi-millionaire. |
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MEDI-MINUTES
NH Surrenders! Medicaid Recovery Settlement May
Signal Trend for Other States
In a recent settlement that interrupts
a string of decisions in favor of aggressive Medicaid estate recovery,
the State of New Hampshire was forced to change its estate recovery practices,
to refund up to $5 million that had been wrongfully recovered, and to release
and discharge approximately $20 million in real estate liens and mortgage
deeds.
NATIONAL
NOTES
AOA Budget Includes Help for Caregivers
The Administration on Aging's (AOA) FY
2001 budget request, included as part of the President's FY 2001 Federal
Budget request, recognizes the extraordinary efforts and needs of millions
of family caregivers who care for older relatives. |
MARCH
3, 2000
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