An irrevocable trust, on the other hand, may be the better choice if your priority is reducing taxes and protecting assets.

Question: Help! My husband died at the beginning of last year. We have a living trust so I know there is no probate and nothing needed to be done about the trust. However, I am panicked about our ...

Estate taxes are a form of transfer tax that affects the very wealthy. For multimillionaire households, avoiding the estate tax is a significant issue. One tool that households can use to try to ...

When making an estate plan, using a trust is a way to make passing assets — including both cash and physical assets — a bit easier. In fact, when using a trust, you can often allow your family to ...

Estate planning and tax laws are frequently updated, so an annual review helps your plan take advantage of legal strategies ...

Estate taxes are a form of transfer tax that affects the very wealthy. For multimillionaire households, avoiding the estate tax is a significant issue. One tool that households can use to try to ...

The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Any readers with a legal problem, including those whose questions are addressed here, ...

Depending on one’s personal situation, the choice between a grantor and non-grantor trust may be difficult and confusing to understand. After reading this article, someone making this decision will ...

Recently, a manager of a private equity fund mentioned that the seller of the business was complaining about the amount that the seller will have to pay in commissions, fees and capital gains taxes.

OTTAWA — The House of Commons Finance Committee has voted down a measure that would have provided for a 10-year delay in taxing companies with an income trust structure. Pending an election, the May ...