Inform Yourself and Save on Taxes
BE INFORMED
The U.S. of America is the greatest country in the world! She has earned her freedom! It takes a lot to keep her thriving and it is our duty as citizens to pay our fair share of taxes. But as we save for our future, we want to make sure that we minimize our tax liability.
SAVE ON TAXES
We understand that every dollar in your retirement account is precious and we have ways to maximize your return while keeping your tax liability to an absolute minimum.
THE QUESTION
Who do you think pays more in taxes?
- The informed or
- The uninformed
THE ANSWER
Of course, the uninformed person pays more in taxes.
It is simply because the informed know how to use every opportunity, given to us by the IRS, to save money on taxes.
If you are interested in becoming INFORMED, be sure to talk with us for a complete explanation. For information on how this great concept can benefit you, contact us.
Attorney’s fees, executor’s fees, and advertising
all account for charges that can add up to 10% to the cost of probate.
The executor can charge up to 5% of the estate value. In addition, taxes
can take up to 55% of some assets if planning is not done properly.
If
everything goes smoothly it can be as quick as a couple of months. It
has been estimated that the average is a little over 9 months. Probating
an estate while one of the spouses is survived goes much quicker. When
you pass assets out of the marriage union it can take considerably
longer.
Because the process includes public announcements
and a court process, anyone who wants to know the details can check them
out. A simple trip to the courthouse or as in some states, you can pull
the information up on the computer in your living room.
At
anytime during the probate process, anyone can contest the ownership of
the deceased assets. Once a claim is filled all assets are frozen and
each side (the one making the claim and the executor of the estate) must
prove their side, to carry out the transfer of the estate. Once this
happens the other three issues can increase dramatically.
