You don’t always have to to have an expensive legal structure to pass on small amounts after death. Banks decided several decades ago that they wanted to let people avoid probate on their savings accounts. They established what are called Pay on Death accounts or PODs. In
People play lots of games to try and avoid probate. Most of the games end in a disaster for most of the players. Usually, it’s the government that ends up with the money and the last laugh. I’m trying to help you avoid these costs, but I
Some methods of avoiding probate can cost your heirs tens of thousands of dollars if you don’t take into account the tax savings available through using the step-up in basis. Step-up in basis is tax terminology that many people know about, but don’t understand in the context
