New York State has one of the most unusual estate tax structures in the country. The exemption threshold sits at $7.16 million but there is a cliff just above it that can backdate estate taxes all the way to dollar one for estates that cross a second threshold. Craig explains exactly how the cliff works, why the margin between the two thresholds matters so much, and the planning strategies families use to protect what they have built.
Social Security survivor benefits determine how much income a surviving spouse receives after the other passes away. The problem is that the size of that benefit was locked in by a decision made years
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