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For 2016, the annual exclusion amount for gifts remains at $14,000. The estate, gift and GST tax exemption amount for estates of decedents dying in 2016 and gifts made in 2016 is increased to $5.45 million. The annual exclusion amount for gifts made to a noncitizen spouse in 2016 is increased to $148,000.
The New York estate tax exemption, which applies to New York residents and those who own real property located in New York, is also subject to annual adjustment for the next several years. The New York estate tax exemption will increase to $4,187,500 for decedents dying on or after April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.
On June 29, Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Attorney Leigh Furtado will be presenting at the National Business Institute on, "Rhode Island Estate Administration From Start to Finish."
On June 22, Day Pitney Art Law Attorney Melissa A. Passman will be a speaker at the "The Art of Collection Management: Estate Planning for Art Collectors," webinar for the Artwork Archive.
On June 16, Art Law Attorney Melissa A. Passman will be a speaker on the "A Primer on Artist Trusts: Part 1," panel at the Center for Art Law.
Day Pitney Trusts and Estate Attorneys G. Warren Whitaker and Matthew L. Moore authored the article, "The Dogs Ate My Kids' Inheritance: Providing for Pets in an Estate Plan," for PLI Chronicle.
Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Attorney Christopher Fox is speaking at the Boston Bar Association's "Trusts & Estates End of Year Review 2022," webinar on June 14.
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Day Pitney Partners George Chaclas and Renee Evangelista were each honored with a Rhode Island Monthly Professional Excellence in Law Award for 2022.
Day Pitney Providence-based Trusts and Estates Attorney Leigh E. Furtado was featured in the Providence Business News article titled, "Crypto Can Complicate Trust, Estate Planning."
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