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The United States Supreme Court today ruled in a unanimous opinion against North Carolina in a trust tax case. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) filed an influential amicus brief in March, The North Carolina Department of Revenue v. The Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust. The Supreme Court decision determined that a trust beneficiary’s residence in a state does not establish a necessary connection for the state to tax the trust.
The Florida Fellows Institute of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) recently recognized 29 graduates of the program’s fourth class.
By Ellen K. Harrison, McDermott Will & Emery and Paul S. Lee, The Northern Trust Company
The Board of Regents of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) met at the 2019 Annual Meeting in La Quinta, CA to review nominations for a new class of Fellows. We are proud to announce that 40 individuals have been peer-elected to the College. This group of new Fellows spans the US, including three Fiduciary Counsel Fellows, as well as five International Fellows representing Belgium, Canada, China, and Italy.
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