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Estate Tax: Will Your Estate Have to Pay?

Now that the personal exemption for estate taxes is $5 million, only those with very large estates will owe fe...
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Estate Tax: 2011 Tax Law Has New Rules for 2010 Deaths

2010 and 2011 brought big changes in federal estate tax law. In 2010, there was no federal estate tax. But new...
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Reduce Estate Tax by Making Gifts

One way to avoid or reduce estate tax is to give away property during your life. This gives you more than just...
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Who Pays Federal Estate Tax?

If you’re an executor, the odds are very good that you won’t have to worry about filing a federal estate tax r...
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Maine Estate Tax

Every Maine estate needs to file a Maine estate tax return. But only estates of more than $1 million are requi...
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If I name a trust as beneficiary of my retirement plan, when is income tax due?

If my IRA or 401(k) tax-deferred money is transferred upon my death to a marital bypass trust -- a trust to de...
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Can I make a tax-free gift to someone outside the country?

I would like to give $10,000 to my mother-in-law who lives out of the country. Will I have to pay a gift-tax?...
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Will my lottery winnings be subject to estate tax?

I am in my mid 60’s and won some money in an employee pool playing the lottery. For the first time in my life...
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What are the time constraints for probating a will in California and how much does it costs?

Question: What are the time constraints for probating a will in California and how much does it costs?...
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Are life insurance benefits subject to the estate tax?

I have a life insurance policy through my employer. My concern is that if I die, the face value might become p...
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