Dear MarketWatch, I live in California and own a single-family rental property that has a tenant with a 12-month renewable lease. The home is in a revocable trust. I would like to leave the property to my daughter. I have one other child who I don’t intend to leave any of this property to. My […]
Inheritance can make your taxes tricky. If you inherit property or assets, as opposed to cash, you generally don’t owe taxes until you sell those assets. These capital gains taxes are then calculated using what’s known as a stepped-up cost basis. This means that you pay taxes only on appreciation that occurs after you inherit […]