The facts of Estate Spenlinhauer v Commissioner (U.S. Tax Court, Dec. 30, 2025) read like an instruction manual on how to ...

When it comes to handling your loved one’s estate, the executor has a series of important duties and responsibilities. If you suspect an executor is mishandling their responsibilities or mismanaging ...

Learn how probate validates a will, pays debts, and distributes assets to heirs. State intestacy laws apply when there is no ...

Prior to the distribution of an estate by an executor to its beneficiaries, an executor must prepare an accounting which outlines the assets of an estate, its liabilities, and the expenses paid by an ...

Next Avenue recently asked readers to tell us the estate planning questions they’d like us to answer. We’re now back with the experts’ views on the top question on your mind, plus — as a bonus — their ...

Update: In this notice, the IRS has extended the March 31, 2016 deadline to June 30, 2016. Imagine getting an IRS form listing $10 million worth of property that was your late great uncle’s. At the ...