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ESTATE TAXES

Estate Tax – Will Your Estate Have to Pay?

Now that the personal exemption for estate taxes is $3.5 million, only those with very large estates will owe federal estate tax when they die.

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Who pays for estate tax?

My dad recently died and left an estate worth $5 million. Most of this he left to his wife, and some to his 3 daughters. Does the wife's share apply first to the $3.5 million estate tax exclusion, leaving the daughters to pay the inheritance tax?

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estate planning

The art of continuing to prosper when you're alive, and passing your property to your loved ones with a minimum of fuss and expense after you die. Planning your estate may involve making a will, living trust, healthcare directives, durable power of attorney for finances or other documents.

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