Estate & Trust Administration for Dummies - Kathryn A Murphy

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Auteur(s) : Kathryn A Murphy - Margaret A Munro

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/12/2018

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 432

Expédition : 579

Dimensions : 23.3 x 18.7 x 2.2

ISBN : 9781119543879

Résumé :

Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies, 2^nd Edition (9781119543879) was previously published as Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies, 2^nd Edition (9781118412251). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

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Your plain-English guide to administering an estate and/or trust

As more and more of the population reach senior ages-including baby boomers, many of whom do not have wills-an increasing number of people are being thrust into the role of executor, administrator, personal representative of an estate, or trustee of a trust after the death of a loved one. This updated edition of Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies guides you through the confusing process of administering an estate and/or trust.?

Settling an estate and administering a trust can be complicated, messy, and time-consuming for individuals named as executor or trustee, most of whom have no previous experience with such matters. Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies shows you how to make sound decisions for your unique circumstances.

• Guides you through the confusing process of administering an estate and/or trust
• Provides expert advice on unfamiliar estate and trust tax law
• Gives you a practical checklist to follow for all of your estate and trust administration questions and concerns

Whether you're looking for guidance on how to navigate the probate process and estate taxes, settle debts and bequests, fund a trust, comply with tax regulations, or anything in between, this hands-on, friendly guide takes away the mystery and provides detailed answers to all of your estate and trust administration questions.

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Biographie:

Margaret Atkins Munro, EA, has more than 30 years' experience in trusts, estates, family tax, and small businesses. She lectures for the IRS annually at their volunteer tax preparer programs. Kathryn A. Murphy, Esq., is an attorney with more than 20 years' experience administering estates and trusts and preparing estate and gift tax returns....

Sommaire:

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Conventions Used in This Book 2

What You're Not to Read 3

Foolish Assumptions 3

How This Book Is Organized 3

Part 1: Getting Started with Estate and Trust Administration 4

Part 2: Administering an Estate 4

Part 3: Operating a Revocable or Irrevocable Trust 4

Part 4: Paying the Taxes 4

Part 5: The Part of Tens 5

Icons Used in This Book 5

Beyond the Book 6

Where to Go from Here 6

Part 1: Getting Started with Estate and Trust Administration 7

Chapter 1: Operating in a Fiduciary World 9

Identifying the Players 10

Determining an estate's fiduciaries 10

Knowing who the trustees are 11

Lining up your team of advisors 13

Estate of Change: Delving into Estates 13

Altering the status quo 14

Probating an estate 14

Collecting the estate's assets 14

Paying expenses and making distributions 15

Tying up the estate's loose ends 15

Operating a Trust 15

Understanding your duties as trustee 16

Putting assets into trust 16

Putting the trust to work 16

Discovering the purpose of the trust 16

Compiling and organizing trust records 17

Bringing the trust to its conclusion 17

Paying Uncle Sam 17

Compiling the estate tax return 17

Figuring out the income taxes 18

Planning an income tax strategy 18

Whipping together Schedule K-1 18

Chapter 2: Exploring the Ins and Outs of Estates 19

Defining the Estate for Probate Administration Purposes 20

Will Power: Understanding How a Will (Or No Will) Affects an Estate 21

Dying testate 21

Dying intestate 22

Taking a Look at Who Can Inherit 23

Surviving spouse 23

Individuals omitted from the decedent's will (including intentional disinheritance) 25

The other players: Devisees and legatees 26

Heirs-at-law 26

Defining the Estate for Tax Purposes 27

Transfer taxes 27

Other taxes 30

Chapter 3: Identifying Different Types of Trusts 31

Differentiating for Income Taxes: Grantor versus Non-Grantor Trusts 32

Grantor trusts 32

Non-grantor trusts 33

Intentionally defective grantor trusts 33

Creating Trusts during Lifetime and after Death 34

Trusts created during lifetime 34

Trusts created under a last will 35

Grasping Revocable Trusts 35

Still breathing: Living trusts 36

Tackling Totten Trusts 37

Going incognito: Nominee trusts 38

Understanding Irrevocable Trusts 38

Making gifts to an irrevocable trust 39

Getting the maximum tax benefit out of dying: Marital trusts 40

Protecting the estate tax exemption: Credit shelter trusts 44

Grandpa (or Grandma) knows best: Grandchildren's trusts 45

Better safe than sorry: Insurance trusts 45

It's only a name, not a description: Crummey trusts 47

Keeping a finger in the pie: Grantor-retained interest trusts 48

Exploring Charitable Trusts 50

Split-interest charitable trusts 51

Non-operating charitable foundations 52

Owning SubChapter S Shares in Trust 53

Qualified SubChapter S Trusts (QSSTs) 53

Electing Small Business Trusts (ESBTs) 54

Chapter 4: Assembling Your Team Members and Knowing When to Use Them 57

Finding What You Need to Go It Alone 57

Finding an Attorney 59

Knowing where to look 59

Asking the right questions 61

Discussing payment options 62

Finalizing your decision 63

Working with your att...