Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Wisconsin
value of 2 funeral trusts exceeds funeral cost...no will...excess funds taxable?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Possibly, but I would need to know more details, and which type of tax you are asking about. A bigger problem might be Medicaid estate reimbursement efforts by the state, if the decedent was ever on any sort of public benefits.
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