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There are ways to rewrite your will or trust to defer that state tax, but you need to make sure that in doing so, your estate won't face a greater federal tax burden down the road. Portland, Ore., couple Betty and Les Barkley put a disclaimer in their will so that the surviving spouse could delay paying taxes by refusing to accept a portion of the estate. Another approach is to claim a special marital tax deduction. Giving away enough money to bring the taxable estate below the federal and state thresholds or moving to a state that...
...over 60 percent, even from countries that are officially friends of America such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Applying for a visa has become a harrowing and slow process—a Harvard undergraduate from Malaysia waited three and a half months for his visa, finally being obliged to defer entry for a year, while a Harvard Law School (HLS) student had to spend a term in England before being able to return to Harvard. Even when students reach the U.S., there is tension. A small bureaucratic mix-up could escalate into a major crisis for the student involved...
...stops him, asking, “When is this thing starting up?” “We don’t expect people until at least 10:30,” he replies. He nods. Several members of both the Europa team and the HarvardParties.com crew periodically defer to Frumin throughout this waiting period, seeking his expert advice...
It’s easy enough to defer the perennial aunts-at-family-reunions question, “What are you going to do with your life?,” by signing up for the LSAT, GRE or MCAT. But for seniors who plan on earning a living before they turn 25, it’s time to face up to the challenge. There’s only one way to score that Manhattan apartment where you can hang your Harvard diploma without additional years of thankless toil: sell out, and go into I-banking or consulting...
...trying to defer the fault for this. There’s plenty of blame to go around,” Davis said. “Its really tough putting together an election like this...