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A Trustee or Executor has Substantial Financial and Legal Liability

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Have you been asked to be a trustee or executor? A trustee or executor has substantial financial and legal liability, and the trust or estate will pay an attorney to guide them through the process....more

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Will the Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemption Be Reduced in 2026?

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The federal estate and gift tax exemption changes from year to year. The current combined federal estate and gift tax exemption amount of $13.99 million per person ($27.98 million per married couple) is scheduled to “sunset”...more

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Adopting the Moving Van Approach

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When it comes to estate taxes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expects all tangible personal property to be properly reported on Schedule F of Form 706. This includes any valuable assets such as art collections, antiques,...more

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Expiring Federal Transfer Tax Benefits – Nothing is Certain or Lasts Forever

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Just a few weeks ago, many individual taxpayers, driven by what they viewed as the relatively imminent expiration of the enhanced federal transfer tax exemptions, sought advice on how to leverage their remaining exemption and...more

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Transferee Liability for Estate Tax: The Downside of Being a Beneficiary

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Death of a Parent- In the context of a family-owned business, it is often the case that the matriarch or patriarch of the family is also the chief executive of the business. They may have founded the business, or they may...more

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The Renoir Spelling Bee

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On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” Warren K. Racusin is joined by Tracy A. Snow, counsel in Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, and Richard Schmalbeck, Professor of Law at Duke University, to explain the how, what and...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Planning for Retirement: How Attractive is Massachusetts for Estate Tax Planning?

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Massachusetts is already an unattractive state of residency from an estate tax planning perspective because of its low estate tax filing threshold of $1,000,000 per person. Once a person’s adjusted taxable estate is over $1M...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Understanding a Personal Representative

A Personal Representative (PR) is in charge of the property (estate) of an individual who has died (known as the decedent). When a person passes away, their assets become property of their estate....more

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