The federal tax lien should show up on your credit report and it will certainly be of serious concern to any landlord, but the fact that you ared...

My house was sold on sheriff sale for school district unpaid taxes ? I paid $329k in cash . Do I get the equity ?

As you can imagine, PA tax sales are very complicated. Generally speaking, the PA Real Estate Tax Sale Law (72 P.S. § 5860.501) does not provide...

Can't I have what I want in my Last Will and Testament?

As far as providing that your son is not to inherit anything until he's 65 and wanting your wife's money to go into a "disclaimer trust," those...

Executor never filed inheritance tax. my mother passed on 6/22/17. what can i do ?

Was your daughter ever appointed by the Register of Wills as the Executor? If so, the PA Department of Revenue will be after her to file the...

Whether you put the funds into your own bank account or not, if you get $100,000 and part of it is taxable income, then such income could be...

Should I give one of my brothers a partial pay out of my moms estate?

If there are more than suffiecient funds in the estate to pay all debts, taxes, expenses, etc. then it should not be a problem to make a...

Closing estate?

There are two main ways to close an estate in PA. One is a formal Accounting filed with the Court, which will give the Executor a discharge. The...

Is it wiser to just let your will go into probate if you live in PA, where probate (we've been told) is not costly?

You should definitely have a Will and name the Executor or Executors you want. But you can also have a revocable trust, also called a "living...