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Beyond Your Will and Trust 2.
Gifts given to loved ones, friends or charities while you are alive don't become part of your estate, since that Property no longer belongs to you. Many people arrange for "planned gifts" as part of their Estate Planning activities. Planned gifts to charities have the additional benefit of providing tax deductions in the tax years when the gifts are made. Care must be taken in making planned gifts to family members because there can be estate taxes on gifts that exceed the tax-free amounts allowed by law.
These ways to pass Property have important effects. These methods are Estate Planning tools that are additional to wills and trusts. Proper use of insurance, bank accounts, retirement accounts, joint tenancy and planned gifts can let Property pass faster, avoid some taxes, avoid some complexities of the Probate process and even provide tax benefits while you are alive. It's important to be careful to avoid conflicts or misunderstandings between the text of your will and trust, and your arrangements made with these other tools. For example, life insurance proceeds or joint tenancy Property can pass to the specified person(s) even if a will or trust tries to direct these to someone else.
Estate plans need to be reviewed from time to time. This review should also include thinking about the contents of life insurance policies, bank accounts, retirement accounts, joint tenancy Property, and gift giving so that these can be prepared the way you want, updated as needed, and coordinated with each other
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