The Latest Breaking News from Estate Taxes

Capital gains tax rates might be lower than the gift and estate tax rate, but how you handle your estate and whether you use a trust can make a big difference in taxes owed.

Getting rid of the death tax (aka the estate tax) might sound like a great idea, but more people could pay higher taxes under the capital gains tax regime.

Life insurance not only provides liquidity for your family to cover immediate expenses after you pass, but it also can minimize estate taxes.

Knowing the differences between a revocable trust and an irrevocable trust can help you decide if you need one and, if you do, which kind.

Sometimes it might take an IDGT, or intentionally defective grantor trust, to preserve generational wealth. But how does that work?

The younger Marcos refuses to address the atrocities committed when his father was in power and has repeatedly dismissed questions from local reporters about the billions of dollars in unpaid estate taxes that the family owes the government.