When people create estate plans, they typically focus on distributing their money and property to loved ones. For those interested in multigenerational wealth transfer, consider dynasty trusts.
Category Archives: Estate Planning
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When choosing trusted decision makers, select individuals based on their strengths. In other words, consider which characteristics or traits each decision-making role requires.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) describes S corporations as “corporations that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes.”
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With a nongrantor trust, the trust maker has given up all power over the trust and has no right to any of the trust’s accounts or property. In many circumstances, the trust maker may not even be a trust beneficiary.
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Expressing your end-of-life wishes during a family meeting helps ensure that everyone stays on the same page when the time comes.
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The first step to protecting your artistic legacy is to catalog your artwork, including pieces you sold. Specify how much to sell each piece for. This information may aid artwork evaluation.
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If you live in one of the above states, the debts your spouse incurred during marriage become your debts. As a result, if you cannot repay an insolvent estate, the court could rule you responsible for repayment.
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The National Association of Home Builders reports that people owned 7.5 million second homes in 2018. This makes up 5.5 percent of the total number of homes. Such vacation property must be planned for, managed, and maintained. What’s more, they birth happy memories for their owners. Consider these estate planning questions to protect your place […]
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Blended families challenge us in life and death. Someone with children from a previous marriage balances wanting to provide for their children and their spouse. Specifically, concerns arise relative to the money left to the current spouse.