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  • Planning For A Long Life And All That That Entails

    In order to qualify for Medicaid without spending one’s self into destitution, it is wise to start transferring

  • Estate Planning During Times of Uncertainty

    potentially fatal outcomes, the pandemic has forced many of us to come to terms with the possibility of death

  • Moving 529 Money Between Beneficiaries is a Piece of Cake

    Kiplinger says you sure can in “How to Transfer Money Between 529 College-Savings Accounts.” The way that you make the transfer will vary by plan, but in almost all cases, you should be able to move any amount of money from one beneficiary to another—such as transferring 50% of the money from one allocation directions on file for the account. 529 accounts don’t have a limit on how much you can transfer or how often you can transfer funds between beneficiaries, provided the account balance is within the

  • How to Get the Best Healthcare When Incapacitated by COVID-19

    In Texas, to date, we have seen more than 854,000 cases and 17,000 deaths.

  • The Future of GRATs After November’s Election

    With a GRAT, assets that are expected to appreciate are transferred to the trust for a retained annuity For transfer tax valuation purposes, the value of the taxable gift is the fair market value of the property transferred with the value of the grantor’s retained annuity interest subtracted. With lower interest rates, the property transferred to the GRAT doesn’t have to appreciate as much as it would with higher interest rates for the GRAT to be a successful method of transferring wealth to

  • How to Take that First Required Minimum Distribution from an IRA

    Even so, you can decrease the taxable amount for the current year by making a tax-free transfer to charity of up to $100,000 from your IRA anytime during the year, but it’s too late to make a tax-free transfer The law allowing for such transfers has been extended permanently. Speak with your IRA administrator and the charity for more information about how to make the transfer

  • Where Do You Think This Millionaire Wanted His Money To Go?

    Although they did not grieve his death, these four are the people who ended up inheriting Brown’s estate The person who seemed most upset by Brown’s death was his financial advisor, who wept when he learned

  • What To Do When Your Parent is Progressively Aging

    Only compounding that difficulty is broaching the topic of death and the financial truths that are associated Process Your Own Emotions – Then Check Them at the Door Talking to your parents about death and finances

  • Biggest Estate Planning Stories of 2020

    While no one likes to think about death, Prince could have avoided tens of millions in legal and administrative

  • IRS Phone Scams on the Rise in Houston

    The scammer may demand a specific type of payment such as a wire transfer or prepaid debit card.

  • Planning Ahead for Medicaid

    In addition, the state may try to recoup its cost after your death, either through filing a claim against Transferring assets to children may have tax consequences, such as capital gains and gift taxes. The size of the death benefit is based on if the long-term care is used.

  • Create a Revocable Trust to Help You Achieve your Estate Planning Goals

    Also, terms governing how assets in the trust are to be distributed after your death should be reviewed your spouse is typically an estate planning goal for couples, as well as ensuring that property is transferred given a specific exemption amount to shelter property from tax liability when passed to others at their death At the survivor’s death, the estate tax will be due to the extent that the couple’s remaining assets It would be wiser to include a bypass provision in the trust that transfers an amount equal to the federal

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