For tax purposes, would this be considered a gift? No services were rendered or products sold.

Based upon the fact pattern, it seems that your brother and his wife were paying "rent" each month by paying off your mother's mortgage - assuming...

Will gifts 14,000. to each of my grandchildren (140,000) affect my estate tax exclusions.( IRS 5,400,000. MA state 1,000,000).

In 2015, you may make gifts totaling $14,000 to each grandchild without requiring the filing of a federal gift tax return. You may also make gifts...

MA Dept of Revenue Abatement Approval Notice

I think the best route would be to contact the CPA who prepared your amended return to walk you through the changes and make certain they are correct.

My wife's inherited everything without going through probate. Does she need a letter of appointment to get Tax Refund?

As indicated in the prior response, it may not be necessary to have a formal court appointment to obtain the tax refund. However, a refund check...

Is my vacation property in Florida covered under my Massachusetts Will??

I agree with my colleagues - if you are a Massachusetts resident and own real property both in Massachusetts and Florida upon death, your estate...

Amend tax return

It would be most beneficial to use a copy of the original return and a copy of the tax information used to prepare the return, so that you may...

As indicated in the prior responses, your best bet is to contact an elder law and/or estate planning attorney to determine the most appropriate...