Directional Alignment—Carried Interest Estate Planning in 2020

As the outcome of the looming presidential election potentially puts at risk the existing lifetime gifting exemption, tax advisors have been hard at work discussing with fund principals different wealth transfer strategies involving the use of carried interest in private investment partnerships, such as private equity (PE), venture capital and hedge funds. The obvious potential impact from a change in administration is a reduction in the current estate and gift tax exemptions and elimination