Nothing is more certain than death and taxes, Benjamin Franklin famously declared. And, since 1916, the federal government ...

Twenty-four years ago, Milton Friedman, the Nobel laureate, published an open letter calling for the repeal of the estate tax ...

For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate -- they’re a very real threat to generational farms and ...

A Q&A on the potential 2026 estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax changes and how counsel should approach planning with the uncertain future of federal transfer tax. Do you ...

Federal gift tax may apply when someone gives a gift ... and room and board are not eligible. Gift and estate taxes can get complicated at higher levels. If you're concerned about triggering ...

Are you considering giving cash or property to loved ones or others this year? Knowing the annual gift tax exclusion can save you money and spare you from filing gift tax returns. Here’s what ...

For those who pass away in 2025, the federal estate tax exemption stands at $13.99 million per individual—or nearly $28 ...

especially when you consider that federal estate tax rates start at 18% and go up to 40%. 2. The annual federal gift-tax exemption also sunsets on Dec. 31, 2025. Under the annual gift tax ...

The countdown has begun for a significant shift in the lifetime gift and estate tax exemption landscape. The temporarily ...

Federal gift tax may apply when someone gives a gift ... and room and board are not eligible. Gift and estate taxes can get ...

And, since 1916, the federal government has imposed an estate ... But most Americans, even the very rich, will never pay any gift or estate tax. That’s because millions of dollars of assets ...