Here's the thing about estate planning: most people don't think about it until it's too late. The stepped-up basis provision has been quietly saving families billions in taxes for decades, acting as a ...

Stepped up basis can minimize the tax bill. Basis is a key concept to understand here. Let’s say you bought a bunch of stock for $100,000 and a few years later sold it for $250,000. To understand how ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Just as the Republicans demagogued the federal estate tax issue, it appears that they are trying to do ...