This was supposed to be the perfect year to die – at least from an estate-planning standpoint: For the first time since 1915, there is no federal estate tax.
If that sounds too good to be true, it’s because it probably is. Unintended consequences could accidentally disinherit heirs, trigger capital gains issues, spawn countless lawsuits and turn one’s 2010 death into a nightmare for executors and estate planners.
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