Using Joint Accounts & Gifts to Avoid Estate Tax: Tread Carefully! The gifts and estate tax is a tax on any unilateral transfer from one person to another. Joint ownership does not eliminate taxes. 26 Dec

Using Joint Accounts & Gifts to Avoid Estate Tax: Tread Carefully!

Owning and ultimately gifting art and collectibles brings unique challenges to its current owners and potential inheritors. Consulting with estate planning professionals, who specialize in these non-traditional assets, is very important. 19 Apr

Art & Collectibles: Unique Challenges for Owners and Inheritors

Tax Considerations for Inherited Properties: What You Need to Know | Property Pitfalls | Real Estate | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Feb

Tax Considerations for Inherited Properties: What You Need to Know

An inter vivos transfer is one made during the grantor's lifetime. Inter vivos gifts, which include property related to an estate, are not subject to probate taxes since they are not part of the donor's estate at death. 16 Jan

Inter Vivos Gifts: What Are They? How Do They Work?