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Estate taxes, also known as inheritance or death taxes, are taxes on an individual's right to transfer property at death.

What You Need to Know About Washington’s New Estate Tax Break for Family Homes

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 4/24/2025

Washington state recently enacted some changes that may impact married couples and registered domestic partners. Under the new Spousal Personal Residence Exclusion, when a spouse/partner passes away on or after January 1,...more

Clients Living Outside of Oregon and Washington With Real Property In-State Should Consider Holding via an LLC

Stoel Rives LLP on 5/15/2023

Many clients, as well as their advisors, are unaware of how the Washington and Oregon estate tax systems work with respect to real and tangible personal property owned in these states by people domiciled elsewhere. In both...more

Foreign Individuals Holding U.S. Real Property, or Left Holding the Bag?

Rivkin Radler LLP on 2/22/2023

There have been some interesting developments of late with respect to the ownership of real property in parts of the English-speaking world. For example, Canada has imposed a temporary ban on the purchase of such property by...more

5 Things to Know to Reduce Your Tax on Capital Gains

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 11/15/2016

Although it is often said that nothing is certain except death and taxes, the one tax you may be able to avoid or minimize most through planning is the tax on capital gains. Here's what you need to know to do such planning...more

Florida Tax Issues in Commercial Real Estate and Related Financing Transactions

Akerman LLP on 9/15/2015

Florida has long been known as a tax friendly state for retirees. The "Sunshine State" has no income tax on individuals and no estate taxes. The state has quite a different reputation for commercial real estate investors who...more

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