Our readers have likely heard of the possibility of going with trust-based estate plan and the various benefits of trusts. Many people, in particular, have questions about how income tax impacts trusts. Here we'll look at some basic trust income taxation...
Month: December 2011
Medicaid estate recovery and the “community spouse”
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 28, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our last couple posts, we've been looking at the concept of Medicaid estate recovery. As we've noted, Medicaid estate recovery refers to the ability of state governments to recover from the beneficiary's estate benefits paid out while they were alive. Because these...
Will my estate be subject to Medicaid estate recovery?
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 26, 2011 | Medicaid Planning / Nursing Home Planning
In our last article, we took a brief look at Medicaid estate recovery and noted that beneficiaries may be subject to recovery of once they're gone. As we noted, it can be difficult to determine when an estate will be subject to recovery, but there are some brief...
Medicaid estate recovery can affect beneficiaries’ estates
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 23, 2011 | Medicaid Planning / Nursing Home Planning
Our readers are likely not aware of the Medicaid Estate Recovery process. Medicaid Estate Recovery is something you should be aware of as part of your Medicaid planning. The term refers to a process initiated by state governments in order to recover payments made...
More thoughts on funeral planning
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 16, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our last two posts, we have been looking at funeral planning and its importance within the broader task of estate planning. Here we'll look at some further tips with regard to funeral planning.Among the common questions people have about funeral planning are: the...
Funeral planning: consider it part of your estate plan, P.2
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 15, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our last post, we began discussing funeral planning, an important aspect of estate planning. We left off by saying that it is important to set aside money for your funeral. One common approach is to set up a trust through a funeral home. Usually, there are no...
Funeral planning: consider it part of your estate plan
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 9, 2011 | Estate Planning
Funeral planning should be part of everybody's estate planning process. That is especially the case for those who want more than the standard funeral. More and more, folks are choosing to do something more untraditional for their funeral. Part of this is possible...
Estate tax portability: file your estate tax return to take advantage
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 8, 2011 | Estate Planning, Inheritance And Estate Tax
Estate planning attorneys and their clients are keeping busy filing 2011 estate tax returns, despite the fact that the smallest number of estates in 75 years will actually owe any estate tax in 2011. The reason? Estate tax portability.Portability, which came with the...
Estate tax portability: file your estate tax return to take advantage
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 7, 2011 | Inheritance And Estate Tax
Estate planning attorneys and their clients are keeping busy filing 2011 estate tax returns, despite the fact that the smallest number of estates in 75 years will actually owe any estate tax in 2011. The reason? Estate tax portability.Portability, which came with the...
Deceased copper heiress’ family in midst of will contest
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 2, 2011 | Wills
One purpose of probate is to ensure that the will according to which property is distributed is valid, that it accurately represents the intentions of the person who left it behind. There is, of course, always the possibility that family may challenge the validity of...
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