Estate Planning Checklist
General Considerations
Ensure your wills are up to date and reflect your wishes on distribution of assets, have a professional valuation of your business done, have a durable power of attorney designated for financial decisions and more.
Estate Planning
When estate planning for your spouse and children it's important you're taking advantage of the unlimited marital deduction and all estate tax exemptions, have plans for college funding for your children and grandchildren and more.
Gifting
If you plan to gift your estate, ensure you have discussed with your professional advisors creating charitable trusts, created trusts that qualify for the receipt of property that is subject to gift tax annual exclusion and more.
Special Considerations
If your net worth exceeds $20 million, there are a few considerations you must keep in mind, such as having a philanthropic strategy that works in sync with your investment, tax and estate plan, establishing trusts to hold all life insurance policies and more.