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When someone inherits investments, real estate or other valuable assets, they may be familiar with the asset’s date of death value. This valuation determines not only what an inherited asset is worth ...

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Executors can elect to value estate assets six months after death under IRC Section 2032, slashing the federal estate tax bill when markets drop. Only taxable estates qualify, and with the 2026 ...