Not exact matches
Potential changes in the tax law next year make it a smart
estate - planning strategy to give as a large of a
gift now as possible.
Gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real property also qualify for a charitable income tax deduction, and help you avoid capital gains taxes and reduce
potential estate taxes.
We encourage you to discuss these and other
potential avenues for legacy
gifts with your financial and / or
estate planning advisor.
Not many
estates will be subject to the 40 % tax assessed to those
estates above this exemption, but this technique nonetheless creates the
potential to cover
estate taxes potentially assessed on an
estate while creating a
gift outside of the
estate that the same beneficiaries can realize if they are named as beneficiaries of the ILIT.
However, courts may award one spouse more of the marital
estate, depending on the contribution each spouse made to the property's acquisition, if the property was acquired before marriage or through
gift or inheritance, the economic circumstances of each spouse (if one spouse squandered community assets during marriage), and the current income and earning
potential of each spouse.
«Make your
gift client - centered, not agent - centered,» says sales coach Liz Wendling, who works with real
estate companies on maximizing their business
potential.