Life insurance has always been an estate planning tool. Estate planning, life insurance, wills, and trusts have always gone together like bread and butter. But, life insurance estate planning techniques have taken a hit since the Obama tax extensions. Life insurance is sold on three premises. 1)
One of the most popular estate planning tools is the family limited partnership. It allows a family to divide up family assets, while allowing Mom and Dad to maintain control. It allows a family to shift income from high tax bracket individuals to lower tax bracket individuals.
Family farms present a unique estate planning problem. The family farmers often operate on a thin profit margin (we hope it’s a profit), and yet, they are worth millions of dollars. AKA, they are cash poor and land rich. Dad needs to continue to operate the farm,
There are two basic estate planning checklists. One is for the planning you do while you are alive; the other estate planning checklist is the checklist you use after a family member dies. This article will concentrate on the “life” estate planning checklist. Four Estate Planning Checklist
