Dear Garden State Trust: At what wealth level do I need to worry about the federal estate tax? —Affluent, Not Rich Dear Affluent: That depends upon your circumstances. The amount exempt from the federal estate and gift tax in 2022 will be inflation-adjusted to $12,060,000, up from $11,700,000 in 2021. If you are married, you…
Month: December 2021

Scams Are Becoming More Elaborate
Although we may know of various scams and how to avoid them, we can’t know them all because they are changing all the time. Sometimes we can spot these changes as they happen. When the Nigerian prince scam changed from being mailed to being emailed, it wasn’t that hard to tell it was the same…