An estate plan looks tax in the eye
Everyone who earns money should have a will and an estate plan. You never know when you will die and even if you do not have dependants, you are still going to leave someone
01 September 2019 - 00:20
Death is inevitable, and so are taxes. But you have ample flexibility to decide how much you pay the taxman - and what your loved ones get to keep - after you die. The trick lies in planning your estate, creating a plan of what will happen with everything that you own or control.
People often conflate the drafting of a will with proper estate planning. A will is a legal document and it gives your family and the executor of your estate a good idea of what they should do with everything you own...
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