Month: February 2023

Anyone with a very large estate may have to worry about federal estate taxes. Those obligations apply regardless of what state someone lives in at the time of their death. However, only a few states assess state-level estate taxes, and Illinois is one of them.  Those...

Many adults, especially younger adults, don’t have any type of estate plan created. While it’s not a pleasant topic to think about, estate planning is your chance to say who is going to get what when you pass away. A person who dies without an estate plan dies...