When someone passes away, and leaves their belongings to others, an inheritance tax may apply. In a nutshell, inheritance tax is typically paid by the heirs or beneficiaries who receive the assets, as ...

Gavin Oldham, chair and founder of The Share Foundation, asks if money collected in inheritance tax is benefitting those who ...

The average inheritance for American households is $46,200, according to the Federal Reserve. This number is as high as it is because of the large inheritances passed down by wealthy families to their ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The family financial legacy you thought was untouchable could be a key issue in a split, writes Anthony Keane.

An inheritance often is seen as a financial windfall, but there are times when people may want to consider saying thanks, but no thanks. Receiving a sizable gift, if not structured properly, can have ...

DEAR GIVER: No one is entitled to the money, no matter their relationship with you and your wife. The money is yours to do ...

It estimates that a 10 per cent tax on inheritance of more than $100,000, and excluding the family home, would raise $3 ...

Inheritance can be a tricky subject, particularly because it involves all the emotions that come with a death in the family, dealing with inheritance tax and splitting what is left among multiple ...

A man has taken to Reddit after a miscommunication became apparent between himself and his wife around his inheritance. Whilst the man said that the inheritance was all his own, due to both his ...

Should you walk away from work during your prime earning years, or stay on the job so you can leave a larger inheritance to a ...

Dear Friend: Try both options. Talk to her in a kind, nonjudgmental way about what you’re noticing and ask her if she’s ...