Some beneficiaries must pay taxes when receiving assets or money from someone who has died. There is no federal inheritance tax but several states levy one. Many, or all, of the products featured on ...

Talking about money, death and inheritance can be uncomfortable, so people frequently avoid it. But they shouldn't. Having an inheritance plan and sharing details with family - what is in the will, ...

“Death taxes,” the ominous name given to estate and inheritance taxes, create almost as much angst as the eventuality that triggers them. The federal estate tax applies when a person’s assets exceed a ...

WHO hasn't chuckled upon reading this familiar bumper sticker: "I'm spending my children's inheritance"? In the aftermath of the great recession, the median inheritance for baby boomers is an ...