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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Estate Planning in the third quarter of 2020 continues to be shaped by recent events. This Client Alert provides information on three hot topics: Estate Tax Changes in Current Law or in Candidate Proposals Would Increase Costs of Transferring Wealth; Early Planning Needed to be Prepared to Act Before YearEnd Lowest-Ever Interest Rates Offer Estate and Gift Tax Savings From Intra-family Loans, Installment Sales, Loan Refinancing, and Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts Tax Incentives for Charita...

Positive about nato. and that is very important. and the economy and the tax changes have been positive. so british prime ministers and former british prime ministers, we should try to find things where we can agree and we can work together rather than emphasizing a lot of the differences we might have. >> he's done something extraordinary, though, in wading into british politics. when boris johnson was not prime minister, he openly and loudly supported him, kept talking about how he'd be good. why do you think he finds that commonality? >> well, i think, interestingly, both of them are quite ...

>> depends on whether or not we make a deal. i would like to see them stay there and do a great job. >> i think you're a senator graham who said the president likes to speak in big flowery language. he doesn't need to order everyone to leave the country. but there's a lot of consternation among businesses about how this goes. >> later on they said they declare a national emergency if it to that. people read between the lines. the bottom line is that businesses in the market, as you know, shannon, likes urgency. they like the fact that they can plan. they can plan ahead. when this a demonstrati...

David: but i must say i made a little more because of the tax changes because you had an end of the some of the onerous tax codes that they got rid of, but the bottom line is, we had a loss of 350 points on friday, and a lot of that came because of what is happening on tariffs, could that eliminate the progress that has been made with the tax cuts? >> you read my mind. so the first thing is, most people that i've spoken to have said in their paycheck they have felt more money sticking to their bones and depends on what they're making. that's a trend the last year and it will continue. the seco...

>> neil: the media has been fixated on this irs 2019 tax refund that shows refunds on average are down 8.4% from a year ago. but kelsey, a personal finance writer, isn't that a good thing? that means you had more of the money during the year, so it's not as big a deal. i don't get it. >> well, one thing to keep in mind with those numbers, it's still very, very early in the tax season. the sample size is smaller than it was this time last year. so it's really too early to tell how this tax -- how the tax changes are going to play out over time. >> so when i'm looking at lower refunds, it means ...