These Tips Can Jumpstart Your Estate Plan

Some people drag their feet when it comes to estate planning because they don’t have enough basic information. With this in mind, we will provide a few tips in this post to give you some foundational knowledge to draw from going forward.

Don’t fret about taxation unless you are a multimillionaire.

You may assume that estate planning involves complicated steps that must be taken to minimize tax exposure. In reality, the tax situation for the vast majority of people is very favorable.

There is a federal estate tax, but there is an exclusion that gives you the ability to transfer a certain amount tax-free. The portion of an estate that exceeds the exclusion would potentially be subject to taxation.

In 2023, the federal estate tax exclusion stands at contact form to send us a message.

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Jeffrey A. Nirenstein, Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Attorney at Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C.

Jeffrey A. Nirenstein is a founding partner and vice president of the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. He received his bachelor of arts degree in government from Clark University and his law degree from New York Law School.

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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