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Estate Planning: State & Federal Taxes
Under Michigan law, a person’s assets and property used to be subject to an estate tax after he or she passed away. However, after 2004, there is no Michigan estate or death tax for a person’s heirs or estate.
There is still a federal tax in place, however your assets and property will only be subject to the federal estate tax if the value equals a specific amount. The limit changes each year, but for 2016 estates valued over $5.4 million will require your heirs to file an estate tax return and to pay estate taxes. What this means is any amount up to $5.4 million is tax free.
For anyone with a large estate, our attorneys can help you make plans for gift giving while you are still alive to help reduce your estate’s overall value. Other ways to avoid some federal taxes are through the setting up of a trust to protect your assets. We will help you weigh the pros and cons of each option to make the most optimum choice for your family.
How Can I Lower the Tax Burden for My Spouse?
It is important to examine how the taxes paid by your spouse could dramatically change after you pass away. Unless you have a large estate, the type of tax which could have the biggest ramification on your spouse is traditional income tax.
One consideration is looking at any retirement income you receive which is currently taxed. From certain pensions to traditional IRAs, as the person drawing these benefits you have to pay income taxes on the amount received. If your spouse will inherit an IRA and will continue to receive these benefits after your death, he or she will also be required to pay income taxes on the distributions.
Once he or she begins filing taxes as a single person again the income tax rate paid could increase because of this added income. Our team will help you determine if the creation of a trust may help reduce these overall taxes.
If you are younger and have not started drawing from certain retirement accounts, our estate planning team will help you look at other saving vehicles such as Roth IRAs. These accounts have the invested money taxed before it is deposited which can eliminate income tax when withdrawn from the account. Making changes to your accounts now could reduce the taxes paid by your spouse later.

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Make Plans for Estate Taxes Now
Help protect the assets you have worked hard to acquire for your heirs. Work with an experienced Michigan estate taxes lawyer to make arrangements that provide the best tax advantage.
From income tax changes to the federal estate tax, our team can you make plans depending on the size of your assets and how you want them dispersed to your heirs.
Contact us for a no obligation quote at (888) 211-5798.


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