Estate Planning Links

  1. Estate Planning Tools:  Recommended Publications
  2. FAQ's for Estate & Gift Taxes   (Nolo.com)
  3. Living Trust FAQ's
  4. Federal Estate Tax Exemption Equivalents:  2001-2010
  5. Maximum Federal Estate Tax Rates To Decline 2001-2010
  6. Stepped-Up Basis for Heirs:  Changes in 2010 
  7. Gifting Strategies:  Which Property?
  8. How Would Repeal of the Federal Estate Tax Affect Farmers?
  9. Farmers Share of the Federal Estate Tax:  How much impact on farmers?
  10. Estate Planning Glossary
  11. Estate Planning (Iowa State Extension--Neil Harl)
  12. Estate Planning (Purdue/Indiana)
  13. Forest Stewardship:  Estate Planning
  14. Money Mechanics:  Estate Planning
  15. Federal Estate and Gift Taxes
  16. Determining Property Tax Basis
  17. Delayed Payment of Federal Estate Taxes
  18. Special-Use and Alternate Valuation of Estate Property
  19. Tenants in Common Ownership as an Estate Planning Tool
  20. Joint Tenancy as an Estate Planning Tool
  21. A Trust As An Estate Planning Tool
  22. Using A Trust In Farm & Ranch Estate Planning
  23. Using Gifting In Farm & Ranch Estate Planning
  24. Gifting Farm Assets
  25. Charitable Remainder Trusts & Charitable Annuities as Estate Planning Tools
  26. A Will As An Estate Planning Tool
  27. Decisions After A Death
  28. Two-Generation Farming:  Step One--Getting Started
  29. Two-Generation Farming:  Step Two--Selecting a Business Arrangement
  30. Two-Generation Farming:  Step Three--Making It Work
  31. Two-Generation Farming:  Transferring Machinery and Livestock
  32. Choosing and Working With A Lawyer
  33. Our Valuable Records
  34. Social Security:  A What's What Guide to Programs
  35. Questions to Ask Before You Start Transferring the Farm Business
  36. When to Transfer the Farm
  37. Major Tax Considerations When Transferring Assets
  38. Should You Sell Your Real Estate?
  39. How to Be Fair With Off-Farm Heirs
  40. Protecting the On-Farm Heirs
  41. Developing a Written Transfer Plan
  42. The Revocable Living Trust
  43. Transferring Breeding Stock and Machinery
  44. Selling Crops and Market Livestock
  45. Ag Tax Tidbits