Executors Archives - About Estate Planning https://aboutestateplanning.com/category/executors/ Knollmiller & Arenofsky, LLP Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:27:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Minimizing Beneficiary Squabbling https://aboutestateplanning.com/minimizing-beneficiary-squabbling/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:41:47 +0000 http://aboutestateplanning.com/?p=1448 We have all seen it. The media likes to pass along juicy stories of actors that either had no wills or their heirs are fighting tooth and nail over the inheritance. But how do we stop any infighting among our own beneficiaries when we pass? Most families get along great… Read More

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]]> Is My Children’s Inheritance Taxed? https://aboutestateplanning.com/is-my-childrens-inheritance-taxed/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:31:14 +0000 http://aboutestateplanning.com/?p=1446 The general answer is no. The IRS doesn’t allow much to go untaxed, but most inherited assets are the exception (in Arizona at least). It does not matter whether the beneficiary received real property, stock or cash. Nor whether he or she received the inheritance via a Will or a… Read More

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]]> Do Recent Tax Changes Pose A Threat To Estate Plans? https://aboutestateplanning.com/do-recent-tax-changes-pose-a-threat-to-estate-plans/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:24:42 +0000 http://aboutestateplanning.com/?p=1268 Not really according to a new survey from TD Wealth.  The survey found that 44% of estate planning professionals cite family fights as the biggest threat to estate planning in 2018.  Only 25% cite tax reform with the remaining 12% considering the volatility in the stock as the next largest… Read More

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]]> Will My Heirs Have Hurt Feelings Over My Personal Items? Short Answer: Probably https://aboutestateplanning.com/will-my-heirs-have-hurt-feelings-over-my-personal-items-short-answer-probably/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:57:37 +0000 http://aboutestateplanning.com/will-my-heirs-have-hurt-feelings-over-my-personal-items-short-answer-probably/ “The biggest estate-planning mistake is that people think it’s only about the money,” said Marlene Stum, a professor at the University of Minnesota and author of the “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” workbook and website. “When it comes to their personal possessions, they say, ‘It’s just stuff.’ ” In my… Read More

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