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22.04.2013 British Columbia: Wills, Estates and Succession Act will come into force March 31, 2014
New probate rules and the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) will come into force officially on March 31, 2014. mehr
22.04.2013 Victoria (Australia): Succession Law Reform Act
Victoria (Australia): Succession Law Reform Act Submissions for this inquiry closed on 28 March 2013. Submissions will be published on this site in late April. The Commission has been asked by the... mehr
18.04.2013 UK: Draft Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill
Draft Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill Overview Introduction Consultation on the draft Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill. This Bill gives effect to the recommendations in parts 2–7 of... mehr
29.01.2013 NSW: Publication of probate notices on the Online Registry
From Monday 21 January 2013, all probate notices must be published on the Online Registry website. mehr
08.01.2013 Fiscal Cliff and Federal Estate Tax
The tax compromise between President Obama and the Congress that avoided the fiscal cliff in early January maintained the $5million estate tax and generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) exemption at... mehr
07.02.2013 German Federal Tax Court: Distributions of a US trust to beneficiaries domiciled in Germany are subject to German gift tax
The German Federal Tax Court (Bundesfinanzhof) has ruled on September 27th 2012, that distributions from a US trust to beneficiaries domiciled in Germany are subject to German gift tax ((reference:... mehr
29.11.2012 Germany rejects tax treaty with Switzerland concerning tax evasion
The German Upper House of Parliament has rejected a tax treaty designed to legalize undeclared assets held by German nationals in Swiss banks. The German Social Democrats and the Greens united to... mehr
