Estate Taxes: What’s a Taxpayer to Do?
After almost a decade of changes in the federal estate tax code, and many states changing their tax structure in response to the federal changes, clarity appears to be on the horizon.
Accounting for Gifts and Loans to Children in Your Estate Plan
No parents want their children to fight among themselves after they are gone. Sadly, conflicts often arise, especially when a parent has gifted or loaned money to one child and not others. However, a few key words in your estate plan can minimize the potential for conflict.
Online Services Offer Estate Planning for Digital Assets
Once upon a time, when life was less complicated, a safe deposit box key was all loved ones needed to unlock the secrets of a life recently ended. Today, many aspects of our lives — both financial and personal — are lived in places accessible only by password.
Requiring Adult Children to Pay for Aging Parents
Did you know that children can be responsible for their parents’ unpaid bills? Thirty states currently have laws making adult children responsible for their parents if their parents can’t afford to take care of themselves.