
Should Pension be Included in Decedent’s Taxable Estate?
Question: I inherited my mom’s estate when she passed away in 2014. She worked for the state of Massachusetts (UMass) and retired with me as

Question: I inherited my mom’s estate when she passed away in 2014. She worked for the state of Massachusetts (UMass) and retired with me as

Question: As a practical matter, how would Massachusetts determine the amount of taxable gifts for estate tax purposes since gifts in small but taxable amounts

Question: I made a family mortgage loan to my son under my revocable trust. Recently, I amended the mortgage interest rate as market rates fell.

Question: Are assets in irrevocable trusts subject to the estate tax? (That’s “e” state not state tax). If so, does that mean both the grantor

Question: I’m hoping you can explain a bit about QTIP trusts. My father passed away and his trust divides his assets between a credit shelter

Question: Will Leaving on Vacation from Massachusetts or Florida Affect our State of Residence for Tax Purposes? We are moving our primary residence from Massachusetts

Question: Assuming a couple with a Massachusetts joint taxable estate of $5 million, I see how you say to use a trust for the benefit

Question: My husband and I are both US non-citizens but both US residents. We both have our names on the deed of our house (valued

Question: My minor child has inherited two properties along a with 15% inheritance tax that I can’t afford. I am the executor of the estate

Question: In regard to the maximum tax-free estate pass through of $2 million free of estate tax in Massachusetts at the death of the first