January 14 Dinner Meeting

Newton Marriott

The vitality of the Mass Chapter was evident as we set a new record in January 2003 with a soldout dinner meeting of 190 attendees. Another 30 wanted to register but could not be accomodated by the Marriott's room capacity. Special arrangements were made to audiotape the presentations and provide the audiotapes and materials to those 30. Several hot topics for elder law attorneys drove the record attendance as well as the presence of popular educator Emily Starr on the panel.

The dinner meeting topics were truly cutting edge. The Mass Chapter is the first organization to analyze in depth and offer solutions for the new Massachusetts Estate Tax. It is the first to offer a detailed look at the new Division of Medical Assistance regulations affecting the Community Spouse Resource Allowance and who may represent an applicant. These DMA regulations affect all of our members, and while the CSRA regulations are similar to regulartions from several years ago, many of our members have never had to cope with the difficulty they present. Finally, the Mass Chapter is to our knowledge the only organization in the country to analyze and present solutions to the issue of whether life estates are eligible for basis increase under IRC §1022 once the federal estate tax is repealed.

Don't miss the February multi-site breakfast meeting!

Attendees network and relax before the meeting gets underway.	The Panel: Emily Starr, Mark Worthington, and Karen Johnson.
Susan Levin, Chair of the Public Policy Committee, reports on the Committee meeting held earlier that day.	Karen Johnson carefully guides the audience through Section 1022 and other fun bits of the Internal Revenue Code.

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