Learn about gifts in trust and how they help distribute assets according to the grantor's wishes and protect wealth for future generations.

An inheritance can add to your finances, but taxes may reduce the amount that reaches you. Some states tax beneficiaries ...

An inheritance tax is levied when a beneficiary inherits assets from the estate of someone who died. There is no federal inheritance tax, but five states currently levy this tax: Kentucky, Maryland, ...

A once-popular home loan scheme, designed to reduce the value of an estate for inheritance tax purposes, has been deemed valid by the courts in a recent case – but lawyers warn the victory may only be ...

Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting a seven-acre field he bought into a trust, in a move which would have meant he did not pay inheritance tax. The Prime Minister bought the land behind his parents’ ...