A map of what matters — and what happens next.

One profile. Your choice of calculations.

Build one connected estate-planning illustration

Enter a shared estate profile once, add only the calculations you want, and see how the estimates relate in one consolidated view.

  1. 01
    Set your profileUse broad estimates, not account details.
  2. 02
    Choose modulesAdd, remove, and reorder the calculations.
  3. 03
    Review the whole pictureCompare connected estimates and questions to raise.
Use rounded, non-sensitive estimates.

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Shared starting point

Your estate profile

These values feed every module you add. You can refine them inside the detailed modules below.

Used across modules

Calculation library

Add what you want to explore

Each module uses the shared profile where it can, then asks only for the extra assumptions it needs.

3 modules in your workbench

Estate value

Build a property-and-debt snapshot that feeds other estimates.

Federal estate tax

Screen a simplified taxable-estate and exemption relationship.

State death-tax screen

Flag whether the selected state deserves a closer review.

Probate cost estimate

Apply one transparent administration-cost assumption.

Estate liquidity

Compare projected cash needs with liquid resources.

Gift reporting

Illustrate the amount above an annual exclusion assumption.

Inherited basis

Compare carryover and date-of-death basis illustrations.

Charitable planning

Explore simplified deduction and embedded-gain assumptions.

GRAT illustration

Compare assumed asset growth with a Section 7520 hurdle.

Compound inheritance

See how an inheritance could change under a steady growth assumption.

Life-insurance needs

Compare a stated protection goal with existing resources.

Your calculation stack

Refine each part

Move modules into the order that makes sense to you. Changes flow into the summary as you work.

Foundation

Estate value snapshot

Organize broad property categories, then subtract debts to see an illustrative net estate.

Uses every property value in your shared profile
Gross property
Debts and liabilities
Illustrative net estateGross property less entered debts; ownership and inclusion rules are not determined here.

Tax screen

Federal estate-tax exposure

Use the shared estate, gift, and deduction amounts to screen a simplified federal relationship.

Gross estate is linked from the shared profile above.

Federal estate tax inputs
Illustrative federal estate taxA simplified tax-year screen, not a Form 706 computation or filing determination.

Cash-flow screen

Estate-liquidity gap

Compare liquid resources with debts, expenses, taxes, and other stated cash needs.

Debts and liquid assets are linked from the shared profile above.

Estate liquidity inputs
Illustrative liquidity gapTiming, asset marketability, beneficiary designations, credit, and tax elections can materially change liquidity.

How to use this workbench

One model, with visible boundaries

  1. 01

    Start broad

    Use rounded estimates to see relationships before gathering detailed records.

  2. 02

    Add detail deliberately

    Choose only modules relevant to the question you are trying to understand.

  3. 03

    Verify outside the model

    Confirm ownership, documents, valuation dates, tax year, domicile, and current law with qualified professionals.

Start planning

What Is Estate Planning?Last Will and TestamentBeneficiary DesignationsFinancial Power of AttorneyAdvance Health Care Directive and Living Will

Trusts

Revocable Living TrustIrrevocable TrustThird-Party Special Needs Trust

Taxes

Federal Estate TaxFederal Gift Tax and Form 709Generation-Skipping Transfer TaxIncome-Tax Basis at DeathState Estate and Inheritance Taxes

Administration

What Is Probate?Probate TimelineExecutor ResponsibilitiesWhat to Do After a DeathChoose Executors, Trustees, and Agents

Tools

Estate Planning WorkbenchFederal Estate Tax CalculatorGift Tax Reporting IllustratorProbate Cost EstimatorEstate Liquidity CalculatorInherited Asset Basis IllustratorEstate plan checklistMap your estate