Inheriting property can feel like both a blessing and a burden. You're dealing with loss, memories, and suddenly there's a ...

The federal estate tax exemption increased again for 2026. Yet, the higher, IRS-inflation-adjusted number might not come as a surprise to most who have been watching the news. Enacted on July 4, 2025, ...

Our guest columnist breaks down new provisions that could have an impact on businesses in Maine, especially those that invest ...

Separately, the lifetime gift and estate tax exemption (the amount you can transfer over your lifetime and at death before paying federal estate or gift tax) is scheduled to rise to an ...

For those who have a gut feeling that the richest Americans are getting richer while the rest of us are getting poorer or just treading water, the evidence is that they are right. Not since the start ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, often nicknamed the “OBBA,” was signed into law in July 2025 and made permanent changes to the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax ...

Inherited assets from your loved one, whether in the form of cash, stocks or real estate, can be subject to inheritance taxes ...

As it stands, only a tiny fraction of America's wealthy are ever subjected to the estate tax. Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images Nothing is more certain than death and taxes, Benjamin Franklin ...

The federal estate tax affects only about 0.1% of Americans. However, the repeal of that tax could affect all of us. This article addresses what you should know as Congress considers pending estate ...

Just before breaking for the July Fourth recess, Congress passed a massive new tax law with the kind of name only Washington ...

While the federal estate tax exemption rose to $15 million in 2025, New York’s exemption remains at about $7.16 million, with a “cliff” that heavily taxes estates just above that amount. Proper ...