The issues arising from legal and estate planning have very different implications in different countries.
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For specifics of estate and inheritance laws in Germany start with this overview...
Do you have a will? In which country? Do you need one in both or several?
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U.S. Estate and Gift taxes are considered "transfer" taxes and not "income" taxes and the tax is asserted against the person making the transfer. The U.S. Estate and Gift taxes apply differently to U.S. persons and non-U.S. persons, and some of the rules depend on if the non-U.S. person is considered a resident (which are not the same as traditional...