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Deathbed Gifts

Deathbed Incapacity Planning

Although gifts made within three years of your death are generally includible in your estate, an exception exists if a gift tax return was not required to be filed because the value of the gift was less than the annual exclusion amount. Transfers relating to life insurance policies, however, are an exception to this exception.

What if you Don’t Die?

Estate Planning Attorney

Part 1of a 2-Part Series Why Ignoring the Importance of Incapacity Planning Could Lead to Serious Consequences For reasons no one can quite understand or explain, deaths spike during the holidays. Weird, we know. But while we’re on the subject, we might as well address the elephant in the room; despite careful planning, you may […]