Gifting to your Loved Ones can reduce Taxes
Everyone likes money, right? Giving money to family or friends can also be a smart tax planning move.
March 30, 2022
A Second Marriage can complicate Estate Planning
Who’s going to inherit on the death of one of the re-marrieds? Will this be the surviving spouse? If so, where will those inherited monies go on the second-to-die’s death?
March 29, 2022
Alternatives to replace Stretch IRA
Leaving behind a huge tax bill for your heirs with the stretch IRA scuttled? Here are some ways around it as lawmakers consider an updated SECURE Act.
March 28, 2022
Ways to manage Taxes on Inherited IRAs?
Tax rules on individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are different for inherited IRAs. Some differences are positive.
March 22, 2022
Your Estate Plan can include Grandchildren
Children and grandchildren motivate us to think about a will and life insurance. However, it is problematic to name minor children as beneficiaries.
March 21, 2022
Incorporate Cryptocurrency into your Estate Plan
In today’s digital era, the departed will be survived by their electronic footprints, such as iPhone photo albums, Spotify playlists—and cryptocurrency wallets.
March 15, 2022
Do You Need an Attorney for Probate?
A competent elder law or estate attorney can discuss and use, where appropriate, such provisions as the family exemption, benefits to prepaying inheritance tax, even where the tax return is not yet complete and a listing of itemized deductions.
March 10, 2022
Debt doesn’t Disappear when Someone Dies
Adult children typically don’t have to pay their parents’ bills. However, there are exceptions. Even when a child doesn’t have to pay directly, debt could reduce what they inherit.
March 4, 2022
A Trust provides more flexibility than a Will
Trusts are often associated with the rich, but the uber-wealthy are not the only people who can benefit from using trusts. There is no minimum asset level or net worth required to set up a trust, and you can put any amount of money into a trust.
March 2, 2022
Options to give Assets to Minor Grandchildren
You have many options to make sure your wishes are followed after you die.
February 28, 2022