In 2019, the Pa. Department of Revenue published in the Pa. Bulletin a table of life estate and remainder factors to be used to determine the present value of a life estate or remainder that is being transferred subject to … Continue reading
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Before marrying his wife, the decedent executed a deed conveying a life estate to the woman who would later become his wife if she survived him, with the remainder passing at her death to “the parties entitled thereto in the … Continue reading
Some of the calculations in Webcalculators have been updated to incorporate the new mortality table that is based on the 2010 census. Although there are not yet any new actuarial tables from the Internal Revenue Service, the life estate, annuity, … Continue reading
On August 7, the Centers for Decease Control and Prevention published mortality tables based on the 2010 census. “U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 2009-2011, United States Life Tables,” National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 69, No. 8 (8/7/2020). Table 1 of … Continue reading
When there is a transfer of a residence or other real estate with a retained life estate (which is usually not recommended, because it does not avoid any inheritance tax and can restrict the ability of the transferor to sell … Continue reading
In addition to the domain change that has been announced for Webcalculators, two new calculators have been added: Factors to determine the present value of the income interest and remainder for terms of years, one life, two lives, and the shorter … Continue reading
A beneficiary with the right to reside in a residence, but not a life estate, is nevertheless obligated to pay for repairs and maintenance of the property, notwithstanding a premarital agreement which put those obligations on the decedent because the … Continue reading
A right of occupancy (which is different from a life estate) granted by the decedent’s will was not invalid or void against public policy merely because the decedent had no certificate of occupancy and the structure appeared to be in … Continue reading