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The Perils of Do-it-Yourself Estate Planning

It may be tempting to believe creating your estate plan with do-it-yourself documents will save you money. However, it can be costly in the end, both financially and in terms of family wellbeing. Estate planning involves important decisions about how your assets will be distributed after you die and who will manage your affairs. Online […]

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Estate Tax Basics

In the US, estate taxes are levied on the transfer of assets from a deceased individual’s estate to their heirs or beneficiaries. An estate tax is not the same as an inheritance tax. It’s a tax on the total value of a person’s assets at the date of death. The estate pays the tax before

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Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

Generation-skipping transfer (GST) refers to the tax imposed by the US government on transfers of property that skip a generation of heirs. Its primary design is to prevent wealthier individuals from avoiding estate and gift taxes by transferring large amounts of assets to their grandchildren, bypassing their children. The GST tax applies on top of

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Tax Law Changes Affecting Retirement and Estate Planning

Tax Law Changes Affecting Retirement and Estate Planning

Tax provisions recently made their way into the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which became law in August 2022, along with the SECURE 2.0 Act in December 2022. Lower-income household tax code changes will automatically take effect. Households of higher income and net worth may want to review their retirement and estate plans to see if changes are

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