Inheriting assets comes with various tax considerations. Here's a guide on everything you need to know, from estate taxes to new rules on inherited IRAs.

Don't let death taxes surprise your heirs. Learn the difference between estate and inheritance taxes and how to plan for them ...

The California Court of Appeal recently reaffirmed that a party’s ownership interest in real property must be clearly established before the party can have standing to bring an action for partition of ...

Whether you have to report an inheritance on your taxes depends on what you inherit and the subsequent handling of that inheritance. While inheritances themselves are often not subject to federal ...

Dear Liz: I own several properties. I have a living trust that names my two minor children as beneficiaries. I’ve told my attorney that I want to transfer the properties to my children using the ...

Q. Is there still a legal option that I can leave my son’s inheritance to him as his sole and separate property? He has been separated from his wife for two and a half years. My son is 60 years old ...

When calculating tax liability, sellers of inherited property must determine the holding period using the original owner’s ...