Estate Planning Navigating the Unavoidable: A Comprehensive Guide to Preparing for Your Final Farewell Discover the ins and outs of preplanning your funeral to ease the burden on your loved ones, save money, and ensure your wishes are fulfilled.
Estate Planning Strategies to Help Your Child Buy a Home How to Help Your Adult Kids Buy a Home. Each strategy can have major estate, tax and family dynamic implications. Here are several different strategies you might consider.
Estate Planning Which Is Better-A Will or Revocable Trust? A common decision when creating an estate plan is whether to use a will or a revocable living trust. There is a lot of confusion about when one should be used over the other. The answer is heavily dependent on which state you live in and what type of assets you own. In other words, […]
Estate Planning What Is New York’s Estate Tax Cliff? As part of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the U.S. federal estate tax exemption amount increased to approximately $12.92 million per individual or $25.84 million per couple (2023). As a result, many families are no longer subject to federal estate tax due to the high estate tax exemption amounts. However, several individual states […]
Cross-Border Planning Top 12 Financial Planning Issues for American Citizens Living in the United Kingdom American citizens living in the United Kingdom face a complex interaction between U.S. and U.K. tax laws when it comes to their investments and retirement savings. The U.S. government taxes American citizens on their worldwide income based upon citizenship rather than residency. In addition to paying U.S. taxes, a U.S. citizen living in the United […]