Blackman on Taxes - Your Estate Plan Can't Be Right Unless It's Preceded By the Right Lifetime Plan

摘要

About three out of every four readers who call ask a variation of this troublesome question, "What will estate planning do for me, my family and my business?" The simple answer: The "right plan" will accomplish all of your economic and tax goals, for as long as you live, legally avoid the impact of the estate tax when you die, and use the tax law to create tax-free wealth for your family (before and after your death). Actually, the right estate plan is a group of small plans that dovetail together.