United States Code, Title 26, Subtitle B ↗ U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel |
Federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax statutes. |
Primary statutory text. Regulations, cases, guidance, elections, dates, and actual facts may be needed to apply it. |
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Subchapter B ↗ U.S. Government Publishing Office / eCFR |
Codified Treasury regulations for federal estate and gift taxes. |
Primary regulatory starting point. Check update status and related temporary, proposed, or uncodified guidance. |
IRS Estate and Gift Taxes hub ↗ Internal Revenue Service |
Current federal overview, forms, instructions, filing resources, and related guidance. |
Official administrative source. The applicable form revision and instructions matter. |
| IRS Form 706 and instructions ↗ |
Federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax return, schedules, valuation reporting, elections, and portability mechanics. |
Official filing source. Use the revision for the date of death and verify deadlines or available relief. |
| IRS Form 709 and instructions ↗ |
Federal gift and generation-skipping transfer tax reporting and selected elections. |
Official filing source. A reportable transfer and tax currently payable are not the same conclusion. |
IRS Publication 559 ↗ Survivors, Executors, and Administrators |
General federal income-tax responsibilities after a death. |
Official explanatory publication. State probate and tax duties remain separate. |
IRS Publication 555 ↗ Community Property |
Federal income-tax treatment involving community property. |
Official federal explanation. State law determines property classification and can differ among jurisdictions. |
Congress.gov ↗ Library of Congress |
Federal bills, enacted laws, legislative status, text, actions, and related materials. |
Official legislative source. A bill is not enacted law, and enactment can precede a later effective date. |
Uniform Probate Code ↗ Uniform Law Commission |
A model framework for probate, intestacy, wills, administration, and related subjects. |
Institutional model law—not automatically state law. Verify the relevant state’s enactment, modifications, and cases. |
Uniform Trust Code ↗ Uniform Law Commission |
A model framework for trust creation, administration, modification, fiduciary duties, and selected remedies. |
Institutional model law. Situs, creditor rights, directed-trust provisions, and local modifications require state-specific review. |
Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act ↗ Uniform Law Commission |
Model rules for fiduciary access to digital property and electronic communications. |
Compare the model with the governing state’s enactment, provider tools, terms of service, user directions, and actual documents. |
Managing Someone Else’s Money ↗ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
Practical fiduciary guides for agents, guardians, trustees, and government fiduciaries. |
Official educational guidance. Governing documents and state law still control actual authority and duties. |
Supplemental Security Income resources ↗ Social Security Administration |
Federal SSI eligibility, administration, and related benefits-planning context. |
Official federal source. Do not assume an SSI rule answers a Medicaid or state-benefit question. |
Medicaid state contacts ↗ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
Official paths to state Medicaid agencies and program help. |
Federal/state starting point. Eligibility, trust treatment, recovery, and administration are program- and state-specific. |
Employee Benefits Security Administration ↗ U.S. Department of Labor |
Federal employee-benefit plan oversight, fiduciary information, and retirement-plan resources. |
Official agency source. Plan documents, Internal Revenue Code rules, and current guidance can also control. |
Working with an investment professional ↗ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
General investor education about professionals, registration, questions, and background checks. |
Official educational source used only where estate administration or fiduciary coordination intersects with investing. |