A commonly recommended way to reduce inheritance tax (IHT) is to make lifetime gifts. In simple terms, if you survive for seven years after the gift is given, it’s usually excluded from your estate ...

While Grim Reaper guides you to the afterlife, Uncle Sam will be escorting your heirs to the IRS. Death can be a tax-triggering event, with two in particular you should be aware of: the estate tax and ...

In photographer Catherine Opie’s intimate series of images from inside Elizabeth Taylor’s home, one holds unexpected wisdom for jewelry collectors. A stack of boxes —mostly, it appears, for necklaces ...

THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS, the youth wing of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, do not have any MPs in parliament, but they know how to make a stir. On November 30th the country held a referendum on ...

Thousands of Britons have settled in Cyprus, drawn by the sun, the quality of life, and a familiar legal system. Yet behind the idyllic lifestyle lies a complex web of legal and tax rules. The United ...

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An inheritance won’t affect your Medicare eligibility or benefits, but the extra income could raise some premiums or affect your eligibility for income-based programs. Medicare rules can be complex.

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In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...