Estate planning can seem complicated and overwhelming if you do not know anything about it, and this is understandable. In this post, we will break it down to some easy-to-understand steps to help you get started if you are currently unprepared.
Evaluate Your Assets
It is important to inventory your assets and tally up the value of the resources that you intend to pass along to your loved ones. You should attach a dollar figure to your estate because of potential estate tax exposure.
The federal estate tax comes with an $11.7 million exclusion. This is the amount that you can transfer tax-free before the estate tax could potentially be levied on the remainder.
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Mr. Nirenstein is licensed to practice before the courts of the State of Connecticut and the United States District Court. He is a member of the Connecticut and Hartford County Bar Associations, and the Estate and Probate, Elder Law, Business Law and Real Estate Sections of the Connecticut Bar Association.
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