Often, being named as an executor happens while you’re still answering condolence messages and planning a funeral. Someone you loved has died, and overnight you become the person everyone expects to ...

Selecting an executor for your estate is one of the most crucial decisions in the estate planning process. The executor will be responsible for managing your assets, ensuring that your wishes are ...

In United States v. Lax, No. 18-CV-4061(ILG)(PK), 2022 WL 980096 (E.D.N.Y. March 31, 2022), a New York District Court held that a signed Form 890 consenting to an estate tax assessment didn’t preclude ...

IRS Form 706 is used to report the United States' estate- and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It is filed by the executor of an estate of a deceased U.S. citizen or resident in one of two ...

Prior to the distribution of an estate by an executor to its beneficiaries, an executor must prepare an accounting which outlines the assets of an estate, its liabilities, and the expenses paid by an ...

The executor of an estate is someone who wraps up a deceased individual’s financial affairs. If the deceased has a will, the will usually names a close relative, friend, accountant, attorney or ...

In addition to deciding who gets what when you die, you have key roles to fill that deserve thoughtful deliberation as part of the estate-planning process, experts say. In addition to choosing an ...

As an executor you are responsible for collecting the estate’s assets, settling any debts, arranging the payment of ...