Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning

The Internal Revenue Service has released the Applicable Federal Rates (AFRs) for July 2017. AFRs are published monthly and represent the minimum interest rates that should be charged for family loans to avoid tax complications.

Here are the rates for July 2017:

Have you ever donated money to a good cause, such as emergency health care for an injured person or assistance for someone who has unexpectedly lost a loved one? Have you used a website such as GoFundMe to make your donation? Or even better, have you created, or considered creating, a campaign on such a website to collect money and then distribute the money to the person in need? If so, you may want to know the potential tax consequences and reporting requirements related to your generosity.

On May 23, 2017, the Trump administration released its fiscal year 2018 budget, titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” In it, the administration provides another glimpse at its intentions regarding the future of the estate tax.

In the section titled “How to Make Things Right: New Policies for Jobs and Growth and New Spending Priorities,” it provides, in part, that,