9 Ways to Avoid Estate Taxes
Estate taxes can be
a rude awakening for even the most financially-savvy families. Estate taxes
are currently charged on estates that exceed $675,000. With the price of real
estate today, your parent's estate may easily be worth this, or more. And the
taxes can be steep, with rates ranging from 37% to 55%.This book explains how
to shield as much of an estate as possible for family and other beneficiaries.
Find out to shield your parent's estates from
estate taxes.
Estate Planning Basics
learn how to choose beneficiaries,
how to plan for young children, create a will, and avoid probate. You see
how to reduce estate taxes. You'll be shown how to make a trust even if you're
in a second marriage and want your first-marriage children included. You'll
also be shown how to name someone to make decisions if you can't. Take
the mystery out of planning your estate with this new book.
Make Your Own Living Trust
Here's
the complete step-by-step instruction for making out and completing a legal
living trust without a lawyer. Includes all the decisions you need to consider
before you leap like: Why you might want a Living Trust, concerns of unmarried
couples, how to handle second or subsequent marriages, what kind of trust
you really need for your purposes, how to set up the trust, how to choose
your beneficiaries, how to leave property to young children, how to transfer
property into the trust, how a Will fits into a Living Trust, and what to
do if you need expert help. Includes a CD-ROM with all the forms and checklist
you'll need to get started.
Find out more.
Nolo's
Simple Will Book
Don't
let your aging parent leave
you without a will. Don't leave your family without a Will either. Not
having a written legal will can cause all your property to be held up
in probate -- a process that can drag on for years, and the costs -- including
lawyer's fees, appraisal fees, court fees -- can easily eat up thousands
of dollars that would otherwise go to your family. With
the help of this book and the CD-ROM enclosed, you'll find step-by-step
methods, and easy to fill out forms that let you create a completely legal
will without expensive lawyer fees.
Find
out more.
