Joint Committee on Taxation Report Just Released: Footnote 102 and the 2/37 Haircut Confusion
June 5 @ 2:00 pm – 2:55 pm EDT
Webinar Description
This program provides a rigorous and practical analysis of the emerging application of Section 68 in the fiduciary income tax context and its potential to disrupt established assumptions underlying Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code. Participants will gain a detailed understanding of how the so-called “two-thirty-sevenths haircut” may reduce key fiduciary deductions, including distribution deductions under Sections 651 and 661 and charitable deductions under Section 642(c), creating unexpected phantom income and tax inefficiencies at the trust or estate level.
The webinar will explore how these developments can alter the economic balance among income and remainder beneficiaries, create allocation disputes, and expose fiduciaries to heightened administrative and litigation risk. Particular attention will be given to the implications for QTIP trusts, credit shelter trusts, and long-term charitable structures, as well as the compounding impact of multi-entity “daisy chain” administration.

Attendees will also be presented with practical responses, including drafting considerations, fiduciary decision-making frameworks, and strategies to mitigate adverse tax consequences in the face of continuing uncertainty. This program is designed to equip professionals with the technical insight and practical tools necessary to address one of the most significant emerging issues in estate and trust administration.
Meet Our Speakers
Jonathan G. Blattmachr, Esq.
InterActive Legal Advisor
Robert S. Keebler, CPA
Keebler & Associates, LLP
Martin M. Shenkman, Esq.
InterActive Legal Advisor
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