Estate taxes

Experts say there are many reasons some beneficiaries reject assets and big problems if they fail to do so correctly. Here's a guide to avoiding them.

The sprawling new tax law includes a number of provisions that present opportunities for accountants and tax professionals to discuss estate and gift planning.

What was once largely a source of referrals for outside professionals is moving in-house for financial advisors in many cases. Here are some examples.

A client who passes the assets to an older generation could get them back or have them transferred to children at a step-up in basis with an "upstream" gift.

Republicans will be planning a victory lap and Democrats will be thinking about their election strategy. But financial advisors and tax pros will be preparing their clients.

While the advantages to the parents often receive the most attention, a summer job could pay literal dividends to the children, experts say.

Wealth.com has built a client roster of more than 1,000 wealth management firms and several big-name backers. Now it's launching a yearly industry event.

Senate Republican Leader John Thune has been a vocal critic of the 40% estate tax paid by the wealthiest U.S. individuals when they die.

Financial advisors have the opportunity to spur important discussions and bring peace of mind to the uncertainty around the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, an expert said.

Financial advisors and their clients will need to prepare for many possible outcomes by focusing on the key themes around these eight TCJA policy issues.