September 10, 2019 "Time Saver & Helpful Hint" weekly eNewsletter 
WeeklyNewsWeekly News Update  
 
Cost Basis related article:
Unexpected tax bills for simple trusts after tax reform
Synopsis: "An overlooked impact of the 2017 tax reform act has resulted in many simple trusts having a tax liability on ordinary income, which was rarely the case prior to the act.
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Who is ESI-APPRAISE & how can we help you with estates, gifts, trusts, and cost basis?
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TSHH Time Saver & Helpful Hint
 
This week's Time Saver / Helpful Hint is:
"Do you ever need GRAT valuations"  
This week's feature trust and estate article discusses the possibility of considering a GRAT in the current falling interest rate environment. Many of our clients use us to value GRATs when they contain securities. These valuations are available containing PRINCIPAL ONLY or WITH ACCRUALS. 
 
Last week's Time Saver / Helpful Hint topic was:
"How do you deliver your monthly invoices?"
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TSHH Solution Of The Month
 
"IRS Form 706 Estate Tax Valuations "
Although the IRS Form 706 Estate Tax is our most frequently used valuation, we do not talk about it a lot. Here are some things you may find interesting:
 
1. Our valuations are in full compliance with the stringent IRS regulations and have been deemed acceptable for use by the Internal Revenue Service. 
 
2. Issues on the final report can be sorted by CUSIP® number, security type, or alphabetically.
 
3. If you prepare alternate valuations which have transactions between the date of death and alternate date, Appraise allows you to input 17 unique types.
 
4. Assets can be imported into Appraise electronically or manually using our Universal Import program which saves you time and is more accurate. 
 
Here's a synopsis of a story a client shared with us.
"We recently assumed responsibility for the date of death valuations from another department. When we contacted your technical support desk, they readily trained us on how to use the product from importing the holdings using Universal Import, generating the date of death, creating the alternate and applying transactions at a later time, and finally creating an output file to be imported into another application. Thank you." 
 
To take a closer look, click on Sample Report or look at the picture below. 
 
Here's how you can generate a valuation with us (see below):

1. Secure online solutions (You produce the report and save money) 

· APPRAISE Windows: Software on your computer; internet connection to access the data

· APPRAISE ASP:Software on our computer - data on yours; no installation or upgrades; can be   accessed from any computer on your company network; more features than software

· APPRAISE Web: Internet application using credit card; can be run from anywhere

· ESI-Direct: No software; value your ONESOURCE securities using the internet from FPS

                    
2. APPRAISE outsourcing solution (we do the work and save you time):
·  Valuations can be submitted/delivered via email, fax, overnight courier, or mail
 
If you would like more information, please
- call 201.784.8500 x104 
UpcomingEvents Upcoming Events

Events we are coordinating:
- Thu, Sep 12: ESI system maintenance beginning at 5:00p EDT            
 
Events we are attending:   
- Thu, Sep 12:Estate Planning Council of New York City meeting
- Wed, Sep 18: Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council meeting 
- Thu, Sep 26: Estate Planning Council of Bergen County meeting 
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