The 250 Estate Planning Questions Everyone Should Ask
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The 250 Estate Planning Questions Everyone Should Ask

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The 250 Estate Planning Questions Everyone Should Ask

About this book

How can you provide a financially sound future for your loved ones while avoiding estate planning or even making a will, unsure about how to effectively plan for the disposition of your assets?Estate planning is essential—no matter how much money or property you intend to leave to your heirs. In this handy Q&A guide, you'll find answers to all of your questions about taxes, gifts, wills, will substitutes, and much more, including: What is a community property state?
What are the disadvantages of intestacy?
What is the fair market value of an estate?
What is the generation-skipping transfer tax?With this book at your side, you can use the estate and tax laws and options to make sure you've made the best allotment of your property. And when you've done that, you can face the future with confidence, knowing your heirs and family are provided for.

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Yes, you can access The 250 Estate Planning Questions Everyone Should Ask by Lita Epstein in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Estates & Trusts Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Adams Media
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781598694154
eBook ISBN
9781440501067
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. THE BASICS OF ESTATE PLANNING
  7. TAKING TIME FOR PROBATE
  8. WHEN THERE'S A WILL
  9. INTESTATE — WHEN THERE'S NOT A WILL
  10. WILL SUBSTITUTES, OR HOW TO AVOID PROBATE
  11. DEALING WITH TAXES — FEDERAL UNIFIED TRANSFER TAX SYSTEM
  12. CALCULATING THE ESTATE TAX
  13. ESTATE TAX PLANNING
  14. RULES ON GIVING — FEDERAL GIFT TAX
  15. GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX
  16. GIVING WHILE YOU'RE ALIVE — ESTATE TRANSFER DURING LIFETIME
  17. SELLING PROPERTY — INTRAFAMILY TRANSFERS
  18. BUSINESS DEALINGS — TRANSFER OF CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS INTERESTS
  19. LIFE INSURANCE PLANNING
  20. ESTATE SHRINKAGE
  21. POSTMORTEM LIQUIDITY PLANNING
  22. PROBLEMS OF INCOMPETENCY
  23. PLANNING FOR INCOMPETENCY
  24. AN INCOMPETENT PERSON'S MEDICAL NEEDS
  25. ESTATE PLANNING FOR COHABITATION OR NONTRADITIONAL FAMILY ARRANGEMENTS
  26. THE 250 QUESTIONS
  27. About the Author