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This article was published in the September 9 New York Law Journal’s Special Trusts & Estates Section and provides a comprehensive review of trusts & estates-related legislative activity, specifically in New York, but the proposals often frame issues with which state legislatures across the country are now grappling.

Learn about what passed, what didn’t, and what’s next for New York’s 2024-2025 legislative session with an overview of important new legislation and proposals, including:

  • New York’s infamous Moiety Rule may finally be eliminated
  • New York’s Corporate Transparency Act amended and enacted without a public database
  • Real property can be transferred on death by deed
  • Proposals to reform New York estate tax and increase income taxes on high earners

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