The 2012 Presidential campaign is under way, and among the issues it has spotlighted is the federal estate tax. Setting aside any political issues, I believe an estate tax can be a good thing from the standpoint that it motivates people (albeit for the wrong reason) to do what is in their best interests, which is to create an estate plan for their family. Nevertheless, given the current state of the law, and assuming that any of the tax proposals being discussed by potential presidential … [Read more...] about Politics Doesn’t Change the Need for Estate Planning
