If your late loved one was generous with gifts, then unless they kept good records you might have to turn detective when filling in inheritance tax forms. Even when an estate is not large enough to ...

When a loved one dies, there are a lot of things to worry about, from planning the funeral to dealing with your own emotions. As is often the case though, money is a major part of the calculus of life ...

When someone passes away, and leaves their belongings to others, an inheritance tax may apply. In a nutshell, inheritance tax is typically paid by the heirs or beneficiaries who receive the assets, as ...

Benjamin Franklin referred to death and taxes as "the only certainties in life." And the inheritance tax touches on both. It's a levy on money, property or other assets a person leaves to others after ...

Many people may feel taxed to death, but it's actually more than that. After you die, there may still be taxes to pay. Death can be a tax-triggering event. And there are two you should be aware of: ...

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The grieving process is always challenging. But for many families, the slow legal process of distributing an inheritance compounds emotional pain with financial uncertainty. When pressing needs for ...

The Internal Revenue Service has decided to stop automatically levying penalties when a taxpayer files a form reporting foreign gifts and inheritance bequests too late and it will start reviewing the ...

Think you only have to worry about the seven year rule to avoid inheritance tax when making gifts? Think again – a little known quirk in the system can trigger an HMRC probe going back as far as 14 ...

There comes a time in all of our lives when we have to say goodbye to a family member or friend. If you were close with the person who passed away, you might discover that they've left you something ...