Most widowers assume a late spouse's accumulated capital losses simply transfer over, but the IRS has a quiet rule that can wipe out tens of thousands of dollars in tax savings unless very specific action happens before December 31. A widower…
In this week's Ask the Tax Editor Q&A, Joy Taylor answers questions from readers on reverse mortgages, 529 plans, pet insurance offered by an employer and other topics. Each week in our Ask the Tax Editor series, Joy Taylor, The…
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My husband and I are the fortunate recipients of our parents’ inheritances. We worked hard and lived within our means, so we are secure in our retirement, and this money is not needed but a generous gift. I would like…
By Kelly J. Bullis Has God blessed you with a more than comfortable estate of $15 million or more? The bad news is that Uncle Sam stands to be an uninvited heir unless you do some planning. Estate tax on any estate…
Where a couple retires can quietly determine whether a surviving spouse faces a five-figure tax bill or walks away owing nothing, and most joint account holders have no idea their state line is drawing that boundary. Picture a married couple,…
A retired couple found a clever way to hand their house to their daughter and skip probate entirely, but the move that avoided one courtroom headache quietly created a far more expensive problem waiting at the closing table. Tax Master…
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