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Opponents of the estate tax normally emphasize the effect it can have on small business owners and family farmers. A new report, however, suggests that those are not the groups behind the push to repeal the tax. Earlier this year, the House of Repres… Read More

No one has claimed to be the heir to the estate of the German co-pilot who is alleged to have intentionally crashed a plane into the Alps. Now, the estate has filed for bankruptcy. If you have watched the news the past few months, then you undoubtedl… Read More

As the baby boomer generation ages, they are increasingly spending a lot of their retirement funds on their children. This might have implications for their estates.   Due to demographic changes and changing economic fortunes, older Americans in… Read More

One of the trusts created by retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu was quietly dissolved earlier this year in the wake of a family feud.   Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end racism and corruption in South Africa. He is gener… Read More

Elliot Ness is best known as a Prohibition era lawman who fought the mob. After that, however, he served as the CEO of Diebold. A recent find of a stock certificate in that company has caused Ness' heirs to reopen his estate.   Despite a bo… Read More

The Giving Pledge, created by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, has received a tremendous amount of positive coverage as it encourages the wealthy to donate to charity. However, some argue that it also has a hidden cost that potentially harms the general… Read More

The Presidential election season is officially underway even though a primary election will not be held for another half a year. As in all recent election seasons, we can expect the candidates to come out with a position on the estate tax. Bernie San… Read More

Nearly 22 years after the legendary actress Audrey Hepburn passed away her two sons are still arguing over the contents of a storage locker that she left to them. When Audrey Hepburn passed away she owned a storage locker that contained many of the p… Read More