A report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety named Florida as one of the worst-performing states in terms of traffic safety laws. Other states named as performing poorly included North Dakota, Vermont and Iowa with South Dakota the worst-performing. Rhode...
Florida residents who drive an Audi A5 coupe or convertible or Q5 SUV may soon receive recall notifications in the mail. The German car maker has announced that 576,921 vehicles are being recalled due to overheating engines and leaky sunroofs. The recalls, which are...
No matter how much Florida residents admired Prince, the IRS likely admires him even more. This is because his estate will pay a federal estate tax of 40 percent on an estate worth $200 million. That is on top of a 16 percent Minnesota estate tax, and the combined tax...
Florida residents who are creating an estate plan should consider how they would like their assets to be distributed if one or more of their beneficiaries dies at the same time or shortly after they do. Failing to plan for this could result in assets being tied up in...
A Florida resident who has been named as the executor of someone's last will and testament has a lot of responsibilities to fulfill. The executor must ensure that the testator's creditors are all paid off and the remaining property in the estate is correctly...
Florida residents probably have many accounts and records stored electronically. While this may make access simple, having a central location to ensure access to passwords, PINs and access keys is important to avoid problems in settling their estates after they die.It...
On Dec. 30, 2016, a car accident that occurred on a major Florida road left one person dead and another person with serious injuries. The crash took place at approximately 3:45 a.m. on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County. Authorities stated that a 29-year-old...
Although the incoming presidential administration could lead to changes in estate tax and other factors that affect estate planning, people in Florida should not respond by postponing the creation of an estate plan. Instead, they can make a plan that is based on...
Some Florida parents may feel that, when they die, their assets should be distributed equally regardless of their children's circumstances. Others think that they should set up their estate plan so that the child who has the greatest need gets the bulk of the estate....
There are many estate planning tools individuals can use to make sure that their assets are handled properly after their death. Florida residents who want to bequeath more than just their assets to a loved one may be interested in learning about an ethical will. An...
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