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Trusts and Estates for Foreign Nationals… what you don’t know and don’t plan for could cost your loved ones hundreds of thousands of dollars!

By Kristina R Haymes

From the Desk of San Diego Trust and Estate Planning Lawyer Kristina R. Haymes…. On July 27, 2010, I held our first “Truth About Estate Planning For Foreign Nationals” seminar/workshop in our office boardroom. Here are a few of the highlights: U.S. Citizens and U.S. Residents are all subject to the Estate Tax… so if your husband or wife, mother or father died and they were domiciled in the United States… then, their estate is subject to Estate Tax. The first question you have to ask of a non-citizen is: Are they domiciled in the U.S. or are they domiciled in another country? How the IRS determines domicile is NOT the same process or test that it applies to determinations for income tax purposes; nor is the test the same as the one used for determining legal residency status for immigration...continue to full post

Full post as published by Mediation Marketing Tips on August 30, 2010 (boomark / email).