My question is regarding the ability to give a cash gift, without incurring a tax on the receiver.

As long as you are under the threshold, then there are no reporting requirements. HOWEVER, this is what is known as a "step transaction" where...

Our Bypass Trustees resigned. What is process to get my brother and I assigned as bypass trustees - we own most of trust assets

AS the other lawyers have indicated, there are generally provisions in a trust document that allow for the resignation and/or removal of a trustee....

What can I do about the executor?

As the prior answers have indicated, it is not the court that is slowing things down. You would be best served by having your own lawyer to deal...

I'm sorry for your loss. How did you inherit property when it says my granddaughter in the will. Going further in order for the will to be...

Death certificate to switch property tax account to our name?

Most central appraisal districts go by the deed records, not death certificates. If you have a deed from the legal owners of the property and it...

Can I sue to get back money that was stolen out of my trust fund

Your uncle was/is a fiduciary under Texas law and should have been providing you with accountings and tax returns every year. It sounds as though...

My sister passed oct 9/15 and I'm trying to figure out her situation she had refinanced the house she lived in

The facts here are not entirely clear to me, but if your sister signed a deed to the house to her son and recorded it, then the house is his,...

My grandfather died a couple years ago and my mom inherited his house. My sister was living with my grandfather at the time of

If your mother quit claims the home to either of you or both of you, your basis in the house would be your mother's basis which would have been...

I have a gift tax question.

A gift made by a US Citizen is subject to the gift tax regardless of where the asset or the recipient is. If the gift is greater than the exclusion...

I am preparing my will, I want my grandchildren to get the proceeds from the sell of my condo and auto when I die.

You need a professional to help you with this. Your will needs to be setup to avoid Adepmtion (avoid naming specific assets).