A Practitioner's Guide to Executorship and Administration

Successful estate administration made easy A Practitioner's Guide to Executorship and Administration is a concise and thorough guide to all matters pertaining to the executorship and administration of an estate. It covers all aspects of estate administration and will prove invaluable in estate, will and probate practice. The tax issues, financial consequences, disputes that often arise, new pieces of legislation... no matter how complicated your client's financial affairs this superb book contains the guidance and information you need. This essential guide to estate administration and executorship covers: Immediate post death procedures; Drafting oaths and Inland Revenue accounts; Powers of personal representatives; Completion of the administration; Problems with wills and other disputes; Inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax. Packed full of technical information, it provides guidance to the administration of estates of those dying testate, intestate or partially intestate, from taking initial instructions to preparing final accounts and distributing the estate. A host of forms, examples, practical suggestions and technical tips are included.