Estate & Trust Adminstration for Dummies (Paperback)

An easy-to-follow guide to executing an estate or trust

Settling an estate and administering a trust can be complicated, messy, and time-consuming for individuals named as executor or trustee--most of whom have no previous experience with such matters. Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies provides all the information the reader needs to confidently and correctly execute the assets, debt, and property according to the deceased`s wishes and the law. This practical, authoritative guide contains advice for handling estates and trusts large or small, offering solid advice on reading and interpreting documents and helping one`s heirs avoid paying too much (or too little). It also shows readers how to take care of a loved one`s estate in the event that a will or trust was never created.

Margaret Atkins Munro, EA (Essex Junction, VT), is a tax advisor and writer with more than 30 years` experience in various areas of taxation and finance. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of trusts, estates, family tax, and small business. She is coauthor of Taxes For Dummies 2008 (978-0-470-17567-5). Kathryn A. Murphy, Esq. (Wayland, MA), is an attorney with over 20 years` experience in estate planning and administration. She has extensive experience in the administration of estates both large and small, trust administration, and the preparation of estate and gift tax returns. Margaret and Kathryn are the only author team on the market consisting of an estate and trust tax professional and an attorney.

Author:

Murphy, Kathryn A.

ISBN:

9780470286173

Format:

Paperback

Pages:

366

Publish Date:

11/24/2008

Publisher:

For Dummies

Language:

English

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