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  • Banking and Financial Services 2023 in Review
    01/24

    2023 Year in Review:

    • Commercial Mortgage Loans
    • C&I Lending
    • Participations and Syndications

  • Corporate Alert December 2023
    12/23

    In this issue:

    • The Corporate Transparency Act
    • New Jersey’s Entity Conversion Statute

  • Tax and Trust & Estates Newsletter December 2023
    12/23

    In this issue:

    • The New Corporate Transparency Act
    • 2024 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • New Attorneys at Sherman Atlas in our Tax and Trusts & Estates Group

  • Tax and Trust & Estates Newsletter January 2022
    1/2022

    In This Issue:

    • Reflections on 2021
    • 2022 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • Trustees Beware: Trust-Owned Life Insurance Needs A Regular Review to Avoid Trustee Liability
    • IRS Issues Instructions on S-Corporation’s Tax Reporting Related to PPP Loan Forgiveness

  • Corporate Alert March 2020
    03/2020

    In This Issue:

    • Cash Flow Assistance for Small Businesses: Potentially Forgivable Paycheck Protection Loans
    • Tax Credits for Employers Who Provide Coronavirus-Related Leave
    • Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19
       

  • 2020 Estate Planning Essentials Guide - NJ Edition
    02/2020

    A broad overview of wills, trusts, estate and gift taxes, and important planning techniques and documents.

    If you have questions, please contact any of the attorneys in our Tax and Trusts & Estates Practice Group. Nothing in this booklet should be relied upon as legal advice in any particular matter.

  • Tax and Trust & Estates Update February 2020
    02/2020

    In This Issue:

    • The New SECURE Act’s Effect on Estate Planning for Retirement Plans
    • Relief from Federal Limitation on Deduction for State and Local Income Taxes for Some New Jersey Business Owners
    • Private Foundation Excise Tax Rate Simplification – Law Change Effective 2020
    • Misleading Notices from Third Parties of Annual Report Delinquencies for New Jersey Entities

  • Tax and Trust & Estates Update November 2019
    11/2019

    In This Issue:

    • 2020 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • If You Want to Make Gifts to Charities or Others in 2019, Be Sure Those Gifts Are “Completed” this Year for Tax Purposes
    • Thinking of Converting your S Corporation to a C Corporation? Avoid this Trap for the Unwary.
    • The Nonprofit Forum - Is it Time to Convert Your Private Foundation to a Donor-Advised Fund?

  • Tax and Trust & Estates Update May 2019
    05/2019

    In This Issue:

    • The Perils of "Transfer on Death" (TOD) and "Payable on Death" (POD) Accounts
    • Information That Can Help Your Family at the End of Your Life
    • Sherman Atlas Welcomes New Associate to the Tax and Trusts & Estates Group
    • New Jersey Trustee Uniform Trust Code Disclosure Requirements – A Reminder

  • Sherman Atlas congratulates seventeen firm attorneys that have been selected among the 2019 NJ Super Lawyers and the 2019 Rising Stars List
    03/2019

    We are delighted to add that Partner, Sandra Brown Sherman was included on the Top 50 Women Lawyers in the State list.

  • 2019 Estate Planning Essentials Guide - NJ Edition
    02/2019

    A broad overview of wills, trusts, estate and gift taxes, and important planning techniques and documents.

    If you have questions, please contact any of the attorneys in our Tax and Trusts & Estates Practice Group. Nothing in this booklet should be relied upon as legal advice in any particular matter.

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update December 2018
    12/2018

    In This Issue:

    • Charitable Giving in 2018 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
    • If You Want to Make Gifts to Charities or Others in 2018, Be Sure Those Gifts are "Completed" this Year for Tax Purposes
    • 2019 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • The New Qualified Business Income Deduction – Still Lots of Uncertainty
    • Breaking New Jersey News – New Jersey Offers Tax Amnesty until January 15, 2019
    • More Tax Accounting Options for Small Businesses in 2018
    • Another Reminder About IRS Revised Partnership Audit Procedures
    • A Note about the Registration of New Jersey Private Foundations

  • Sherman Atlas proudly announces the addition of our new Partner, new Counsel, two new Associates and two new Paralegals
    09/2018

    Sherman Atlas Sylvester & Stamelman LLP is pleased to announce the introduction of new Partner, Jane L. Brody, new Counsel, Peter Saad, and two new Associates, David A. Falk and Michele A. Fiorentino. The firm is also pleased to announce the addition of Cindy Scibilia and Alisa Thompson as Paralegals.

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update September 2018
    09/2018

    In This Issue:

    • Trustees Beware: Trust-Owned Life Insurance Needs a Regular Review to Avoid Trustee Liability
    • Tax Alert: No Estate Tax in New Jersey Doesn't Mean No Estate Administration
    • Sherman Atlas Proudly Announces Three New Members of the Tax and Trusts & Estates Group

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update January 2018
    01/2018

    In This Issue:

    • Estate Planning Cautions and Opportunities in the Aftermath of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
    • Existing Testamentary Plans of Individuals Residing in New Jersey
    • Existing Testamentary Plans of Individuals Residing in New York
    • Formula Bequests for Generation-Skipping and Charitable Gifts
    • Planning Opportunities
    • Sherman Atlas Announces New York Office Move

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update December 2017
    12/2017

    In This Issue:

    • The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – How It May Affect You

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update November 2017
    11/2017

    In This Issue:

    • 2018 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • Proposed U.S. Tax Legislation – Stay Tuned
    • The Nonprofit Forum Does Your Charitable Donor-Advised Fund Name Successor “Recommenders”?

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update June 2017
    06/2017

    In This Issue:

    • January 1, 2018, Proposed Effective Date for Implementation of New Partnership Audit Rules Is Fast Approaching
    • Generation-Skipping Tax Basics You Should Know
    • The Nonprofit Forum - CAUTION: The Dangers of Non-Board Members on Board Committees
    • Sherman Atlas Proudly Announces Two New Members of the Tax and Trusts & Estates Group

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update January 2017
    01/2017

    In This Issue:

    • Gift Tax Reporting Reminder for Gifts Made in 2016
    • Estates of New Jersey Residents Who Do Not Survive Until 2018 Could Confront Costly and Unnecessary New Jersey Estate Taxes
    • …And New York Residents Should Similarly Review their Estate Planning Documents Given the Moving Target of the “Cliff” Past Which New York Estate Tax Will Apply
    • The Nonprofit Forum - Warning: Even Donations to Your Private Foundation Need a Written Acknowledgment

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update December 2016
    12/2016

    In This Issue:

    • The Election and Your Tax Planning – Stay Tuned
    • If You Want To Make Gifts to Charities or Others in 2016, Be Sure Those Gifts Are “Completed” This Year For Tax Purposes
    • 2017 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • The Nonprofit Forum

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update October 2016
    10/2016

    In This Issue:

    • New Jersey Repeals Its Estate Tax; Inheritance Tax Remains (for now)
    • Status of Valuation Discounts on Transfers of Interests in Family-Controlled Entities Uncertain
    • New York Adopts Legislation Providing Fiduciaries with Greater Clarity Regarding Access to Digital Assets
    • New Jersey Uniform Trust Code Reminder

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update May 2016
    05/2016

    In This Issue:

    • No More Secret Trusts? New Jersey’s Uniform Trust Code Mandates Disclosure to Beneficiaries…With Exceptions
    • The Nonprofit Forum - A Simple Compliance Checklist
    • Sherman Atlas Named One of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey
    • Sherman Atlas Welcomes Beth Corroon

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update February 2016
    02/2016

    In This Issue:

    • 2016 Gift Tax Reminder
    • The Uniform Trust Code is Coming to New Jersey…More to Follow
    • The Nonprofit Forum: Nonprofit Board Membership – Some Thoughts for Future and Current Board Members
    • Sherman Atlas Proudly Announces New Partner

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update December 2015
    12/2015

    In This Issue:

    • 2016 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
    • New Guidance on Reporting Tax on Gifts and Bequests from Former U.S. Citizens and Residents
    • If You Want to Make Gifts to Charities or Others in 2015, Be Sure Those Gifts Are “Completed” This Year for Tax Purposes

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update October 2015
    10/2015

    In This Issue:

    • New Regulations May Limit Taxpayers’ Ability to Discount the Value of Transferred Minority Interests in Family-Owned or Family-Controlled Entities
    • Does Your Power of Attorney Need a Fresh Look?
    • Executors Stay Tuned: Estate Tax Valuation Reports to the IRS and Estate Beneficiaries Will Soon be Mandated
    • Welcome to new members of our team

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update May 2015
    05/2015

    In This Issue:

    • Changing Your State of Residency: What You Need to Know Before You Go
    • The IRS Will Know About Your Undisclosed Foreign Accounts Very Soon
    • Trustees of Life Insurance Trusts, Beware of Your Duties

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update February 2015
    02/2015

    In This Issue:

    • 2015 Gift Tax Reminder
    • Sherman Atlas adds a new attorney to their Tax and Trusts & Estates Group

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update December 2014
    12/2014

    In This Issue:

    • If You Want to Make Gifts to Charities or Others in 2014, Be Sure Those Gifts Are “COMPLETED” This Year for Tax Purposes
    • 2015 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items

  • Tax and Trusts & Estates Update September 2014
    09/2014

    In This Issue:

    • Estate Planning Opportunities You May Be Missing
    • Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Gets Streamlined
    • Problematic Assets to Have in Your Estate
    • Information That Can Help Your Family at the End of Your Life
    • New York Estate Tax Law Changes
    • New IRS Form EZ-1023

EDUCATION

  • Taxation, New York University School of Law, L.L.M.
  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, J. Paul Liacos distinguished scholar
  • Smith College, B.A.

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  • Massachusetts
  • United States District Court, District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court, District of Massachusetts

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