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IRS Plans To Reduce Estate Tax Lawyers

Washington, D.C. - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to reduce by nearly half the number of tax attorneys assigned to audit estate tax returns. By the end of September 2006, under the Bush Administration’s plan, the IRS will terminate 157 estate tax lawyers and 17 support staff.

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Did You Know?

The costs and expenses of a conservatorship are paid by your estate
A CONSERVATORSHIP is if you suffer from an incurable disease or are involved in a debilitating accident and are unable to manage your own affairs, state law might require someone to go to court to have a conservator appointed by the court. The conservator is given the authority to make financial decisions and handle your financial affairs, under court supervision, when you lack the capacity to manage them on your own.

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Estate Planning Terms

Today's Terms

Exemption Credit

Definition:
The amount of tax credit, similar in nature to the personal income tax exemption, applied to the transfer tax due at a person's death.

Transfer Tax

Definition:
The combined Federal Estate and Gift tax. A single exemption credit applies whether the property was transferred during a person's lifetime (gift tax) or is held by a person at the time of his/her death (estate tax).

Gross Estate

Definition:
The value of an estate before the debts are paid. In California Probate statutory attorneys and personal representatives fees are usually calculated based on the gross value of the estate, so that the value of the home is calculated before deducting the amount due on the mortgage.

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Maine Estate-Planning Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Estate-Planning attorney you should contact our Estate-Planning Attorney as soon as possible:

Auburn
Augusta
Bangor
Biddeford
Brunswick
Lewiston
Portland

Saco
Sanford
Scarborough
South Portland
Waterville
Westbrook
Windham

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