Episode 255 – Massachusetts is one of twelve states with a state estate tax. Even though it just raised its state estate tax exemption amount from $1 million to $2 million, you don’t have to be ultra-wealthy to be subject to estate taxes, so plan now.
Episode 243 – Estate planning is the process of protecting your wealth and transferring a legacy to your heirs in the manner you wish. Even the rich and famous fail to plan, resulting in disaster. Everyone needs a will and estate plan.
Episode 240 – Life insurance is the ideal tool to optimize an estate plan. It provides the money at the right time to pay taxes, replace wealth and to enhance and perpetuate a family legacy. It also makes various estate planning strategies more efficient.
Episode 231 – The IRS released Revenue Ruling 2023-2 stating that assets held in a grantor trust do not receive a step-up in basis upon the grantor’s death. What does that mean?