What Wisconsin Residents Need to Know About Inheritance Law
Welcome to the fastest and easiest way to find out about Inheritance Law in Wisconsin. If someone you love has recently died, and you've been named as a beneficiary in a Will or a trust, or if you are an heir of someone who died without a Will or a trust, or if you've been named as an executor of a Will or trustee of a living trust, you can use this site to find out what you'll need to do to inherit or settle an estate or trust.
Here, you'll find clear and accurate information about how to inherit property, including:
- Whether or not Wisconsin has an inheritance or estate tax
- How probate works in Wisconsin
- Whether Wisconsin's small estate procedure will allow you to avoid probate
- How to get a federal tax identification number for an estate or trust
- What taxes need to be filed after someone has died
- How capital gains are calculated on inherited property
- How to manage property inherited by minors
- How to inherit an IRAs and other retirement accounts in Wisconsin
- How to inherit life insurance
- How to inherit joint tenacy property
- How to inherit payable-on-death accounts in Wisconsin
- Who Inherits if a Spouse or Parent dies without a Will in Wisconsin
Here are three things to keep in mind before you get started: