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Ideas For Estate And Transition Planning: Gifting, Jessica Groskopf
Ideas For Estate And Transition Planning: Gifting, Jessica Groskopf
Center for Agricultural Profitability
For many farm and ranch families, bringing children or grandchildren into the operation is the ultimate goal. Successfully bringing additional family members into the operation may require some creativity as all parties need to maintain a viable standard of living. This article is part of a series that will highlight ideas and tactics for bringing another family member into the operation. If this is the first article you are seeing in this series, I would encourage you to go back to the previous article for background and additional guidance.
The second tactic to transfer wealth between generations is gifting. The …
Are You A Farmer Or Rancher Over 18? It’S Time For An Estate Plan, Jessica J. Groskopf
Are You A Farmer Or Rancher Over 18? It’S Time For An Estate Plan, Jessica J. Groskopf
Center for Agricultural Profitability
Often, the risk of failure for a farm or ranch caused by the death or disability of a young person is much greater than the loss of an older member of the operation. The loss of a young person is usually unexpected. Young people are often not as financially stable, have young families, and provide the bulk of manual labor. Estate planning is something anyone over the age of 18 should do, regardless of how little or how much they have in assets.