🤑Taxes Are On Sale In 2025
American taxpayers are scheduled to see tax hikes when the temporary tax cuts from the 2017 TCJA after 2025. While spouse-to-spouse transfers are not heavily taxed, the Secure Act 2.0 has introduced significant changes for transfers to children
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In 2025, significant changes are expected in estate and probate laws, primarily due to the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Consulting with an estate planning attorney is indeed a wise step to navigate these changes effectively. Schedule a meeting today!
"With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought this would be a good time to review my estate plan."
Don't wait for the holidays to review your estate plans. There are 2025 changes that may affect your plan, so call and review your plan today.
In 2025, significant changes are expected in estate and probate laws, primarily due to the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Changes to Estate & Gift Tax exemptions, Increased transfer taxes, and legislative and state-level impacts may require estate plan updates!
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When is the last time you checked your beneficiaries or changed them? Where do you need beneficiaries? Bank accounts, pension plans, life insurance, annuities, 401k and your will or Trust. Updating beneficiaries shows you are active in managing your accounts and assets.
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Banks and financial institutions must verify the death before granting the Executor of the Estate or another close relative access to financial accounts and assets.
The death certificate must be provided to transfer ownership of vehicles, real estate, and other property.
Prepare for probate and use strategies to reduce costs by planning and creating a living trust, ensuring beneficiaries are listed on accounts, if state allows set up transfer-on-death to deeds, and payable-on-death to bank accounts. Probate costs 3%-7% of the estate value.
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Dispersing a trust can come with various costs! From legal fees to administrative expenses, it’s essential to plan ahead. 📝🔍 Make sure to consult with a financial advisor to understand all potential costs.
Approximately 35% of people think inheritance happens automatically. However, inheritance is neither automatic nor simple. The quickest method to transfer assets is through beneficiary designations, but these must be intentionally set up and regularly updated to remain valid.
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Joint bank accounts often are frozen weeks and require a death certificate and proof of ownership of the surviving account holder to release funds.
How does your bank handle your joint account upon the death of one of the account holders? Are you prepared for that?
There is a liquidity crisis upon death and most people aren't aware of it.
Call your financial planner and ask them, "If I had died yesterday, how would my beneficiaries pay my bills today?"
The answer will be, they can't.
Not without a death certificate which can take weeks.