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If an estate is going to be taxable, it might not be such a bad thing to have all the assets concentrated, get the taxes and other debts and expenses paid and distribute the balance.  Although it is not what is happening in this case, in principle, someone who receives property outside of probate might be tagged with a surprise estate tax assessment long after their windfall.

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The controller of the management company took pity on me and sat down and explained to me that all those various fees are “just names” for the money that the principals take.  Any actual cash was flushed through an intercompany account and it was up to me to wield my mighty pencil and green analysis paper to make journal entries.

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Horseless Carriages Too Much Fun To Be Charitable

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Pastor Loses Parsonage Exclusion To Poor Planning

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Woman CPA Sees Little Progress In A Generation

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