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Informationen zum Autor Julian Knight is the Money Editor at The Independent on Sunday. Previously he worked as a personal finance reporter for BBC News, writing regularly for the BBC News website and contributing to Radio Five Live . Julian has written about personal finance for a variety of magazines, national newspapers and websites. He is the author of Retiring Wealthy For Dummies and The British Citizenship Test For Dummies . Klappentext Includes advice on how to write your own will Get your financial affairs in order and minimise inheritance tax Planning and writing your own will doesn't have to be a nightmare of expense and confusion. This jargon-free book gives you all the information you need to write a legally binding will and organise your estate properly. Covering all angles of inheritance, from taking care of your own affairs to administering probate for the first time, this reassuring guide helps you to minimise stress and keep your family's tax bill down. Julian Knight is the Personal Finance Editor at The Independent on Sunday . He previously worked as a personal finance reporter for BBC News. THE DUMMIES WAY Explanations in plain English 'Get in, get out' information Icons and other navigational aids Online cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Help your family pay less inheritance tax Make the right probate choices Set up a trust for your children Troubleshoot and change your will Decide when you need to call an expert Get Smart!@www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Browse our free articles Zusammenfassung Planning how to pass your estate on doesn't have to mean complications! legal jargon and huge bills. Wills! Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies! 2nd Edition takes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Planning Your Will 7 Chapter 1: Preparing for the Inevitable 9 Chapter 2: Recognising the Benefits of Making a Will 19 Chapter 3: Totting Up the Value of Your Estate 35 Chapter 4: Deciding Who Gets What 51 Chapter 5: Leaving Your Home in Your Will 63 Part II: Writing Your Will 75 Chapter 6: Choosing the Right People to Follow Your Wishes 77 Chapter 7: Getting It in Writing: Drawing Up Your Will 93 Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning Your Will 103 Chapter 9: Ringing the Changes: When and How to Change a Will 119 Chapter 10: Making Clear Your Funeral Wishes 135 Part III: Managing Probate 143 Chapter 11: What To Do When Someone Dies 145 Chapter 12: Pro-what? The Basics of the Probate Process 153 Chapter 13: Dealing with the Estate: First Steps 163 Chapter 14: Distributing the Estate 175 Part IV: Taxing Times: Inheritance Planning 197 Chapter 15: Introducing Inheritance Tax 199 Chapter 16: Simple Steps to Reduce Inheritance Tax 207 Chapter 17: Rolling Out the Big Guns: Understanding Trusts 223 Chapter 18: Using Trusts to Help Your Family 241 Chapter 19: Taking Care of Business: Inheritance Tax and Your Firm 251 Part V: The Part of Tens 261 Chapter 20: Ten Items to Keep with Your Will 263 Chapter 21: Ten Problem Wills to Avoid 269 Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Getting Your Estate into Tax-Saving Shape 275 Appendix 283 Index 287 ...
