Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies 2e

<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>Part I: Planning Your Will 7</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Preparing for the Inevitable 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Recognising the Benefits of Making a Will 19</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Totting Up the Value of Your Estate 35</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Deciding Who Gets What 51</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Leaving Your Home in Your Will 63</p>
<p>Part II: Writing Your Will 75</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Choosing the Right People to Follow Your Wishes 77</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Getting It in Writing: Drawing Up Your Will 93</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Fine–Tuning Your Will 103</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Ringing the Changes: When and How to Change a Will 119</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Making Clear Your Funeral Wishes 135</p>
<p>Part III: Managing Probate 143</p>
<p>Chapter 11: What To Do When Someone Dies 145</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Pro–what? The Basics of the Probate Process 153</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Dealing with the Estate: First Steps 163</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Distributing the Estate 175</p>
<p>Part IV: Taxing Times: Inheritance Planning 197</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Introducing Inheritance Tax 199</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Simple Steps to Reduce Inheritance Tax 207</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Rolling Out the Big Guns: Understanding Trusts 223</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Using Trusts to Help Your Family 241</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Taking Care of Business: Inheritance Tax and Your Firm 251</p>
<p>Part V: The Part of Tens 261</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Ten Items to Keep with Your Will 263</p>
<p>Chapter 21: Ten Problem Wills to Avoid 269</p>
<p>Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Getting Your Estate into Tax–Saving Shape 275</p>
<p>Appendix 283</p>
<p>Index 287</p>