When a Loved One Passes

Compliments of the McGee Law Firm, Attorney Brandon McGee Change can be very difficult at times. A death in the family can be especially traumatic. It may feel as though the world should stop to mourn your loss, but it does not. The world still turns, day still follows night, buses and subways still run. … Read more

Removing Life Insurance Without Triggering the Transfer for Value Rule

Life insurance is included in the taxable estate typically. A trust is a great way to remove the value of life insurance from the taxable estate. But there are two potential traps in this. The prior article examined the first trap, the three-year lookback of Section 2035. This article will examine how the Transfer for Value rule can make life insurance taxable. Read on to learn more about how to avoid the income taxation of life insurance.