A business executive was answering questions for an application for a $3 million life insurance policy that named as the beneficiary a...

The federal estate tax credit, currently at $2 million, is set to increase to $3.5 million in 2009. This means that in 2009 you can leave...

Anna was the mother of three children and the widow of the man who invented the heart defibrillator implant. In 1992, she created a trust...

The federal income tax deduction for the business use of a home has a good dollars-and-cents upside for those who qualify. Some detailed...

The wisdom of making a will is well settled as sound legal advice, and rightly so. Less talked about, but equally advisable for many...

Prosecutions for filing a false Form 706, the federal estate tax return, have been rare. Recently, a federal prosecutor announced a...

The absolute basics on one’s estate planning are to have a valid living Trust, a backup Will for that Trust and a Medical Durable Power...

The federal estate tax marital deduction is one of the most important estate planning tools available to a married couple. The basic...

When an individual dies, there is the possibility that his or her estate will be subject to the federal estate tax. However, only estates...