In the year that a taxpayer dies there may still need to be one or more tax returns that are required to be filed after their death. The need for these filings is dependent upon the income that the ...

These 33 states charge no inheritance or estate tax, meaning your heirs can keep more of what you leave behind instead of losing it to state taxes owed.

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Discover how the OBBBA impacts high-income taxpayers in 2026, with key changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and a new ...

But estate taxes were one of the myriad items covered by the Reconciliation Act signed into law on July 4, 2025, and unofficially referred to as One Big Beautiful Bill. The estate tax exemption, ...