Posts Tagged ‘Colorado Estate Tax’

The Ten Million Dollar Estate: Simple techniques to reduce or eliminate estate taxes

By Douglas A. Turner, Esq. • Jun 4th, 2007 • Category: Estate Planning & Colorado Probate

With the current federal estate tax exemption at two million dollars, fewer individuals are faced with federal estate taxes. However, for those with more than two million dollars in assets and life insurance, there are some simple and inexpensive techniques to greatly reduce if not eliminate any potential federal estate taxes.


Decoupling: A Dirty Little Estate Tax Secret

By Douglas A. Turner, Esq. • Jun 4th, 2007 • Category: Estate Planning & Colorado Probate

Hurray! The federal estate tax exemption is 1.5 million this year. Hurray! A married couple with a tax planning estate plan can shelter up to 3 million from federal estate tax. Hurray! The federal exemption will go even higher in the year 2009. But … what about STATE estate [...]