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Ed Lyon, a pioneering urologist at the University of Chicago, wanted his retirement account to go to his 36 grandchildren. Seven years after his death, his heirs are still fighting to make that happen ...

May 3 (Asia Today) --The family of Lee Jae-yong has completed payment of about 12 trillion won ($8.1 billion) in inheritance taxes over five years, marking the largest such payment in South Korean ...

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While Grim Reaper guides you to the afterlife, Uncle Sam will be escorting your heirs to the IRS. Death can be a tax-triggering event, with two in particular you should be aware of: the estate tax and ...

Inheritance tax is the gift that keeps on giving to the chancellor but for families mourning loved ones it can be a complicated minefield to get right at an already difficult time, with an avalanche ...

The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and ...

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