Wills, Probate, and Inheritance Tax For Dummies (Paperback)

Julian Knight

ISBN 10: 0470756292 / ISBN 13: 9780470756294

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, Chichester, 2008

About this Item

Paperback. Planning how to pass your estate on doesnt have to mean complications, legal jargon and huge bills. Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order. It shows you how to plan and write your will, minimise the stress of probate, and ensure that your nearest and dearest are protected from a large inheritance tax bill. Discover how to: Decide if a will is right for youValue your assetsLeave your home through a willAppoint executors and trusteesChoose beneficiariesDraw up a DIY willWork out how inheritance tax works and if youre liable to itFind out what can and cant be taxed Planning how to pass your estate on doesn't have to mean complications, legal jargon and huge bills. Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wills, Probate, and Inheritance Tax For Dummies (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Chichester
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470756292
• ISBN 13: 9780470756294
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Planning how to pass your estate on doesn’t have to mean complications, legal jargon and huge bills. Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order. It shows you how to plan and write your will, minimise the stress of probate, and ensure that your nearest and dearest are protected from a large inheritance tax bill.

Discover how to: 

• Decide if a will is right for you
• Value your assets
• Leave your home through a will
• Appoint executors and trustees
• Choose beneficiaries
• Draw up a DIY will
• Work out how inheritance tax works and if you’re liable to it
• Find out what can and can’t be taxed
  

About the Author

Julian Knight is the Money Editor at The Independent on Sunday. Previously he worked as a personal finance reporter for BBC News, writing regularly for the BBC News website and contributing to Radio Five Live. Julian has written about personal finance for a variety of magazines, national newspapers and websites. He is the author of Retiring Wealthy For Dummies and The British Citizenship Test For Dummies.