The beneficiaries want their money. You want to be done. So you write the checks. Then the final income tax bill arrives, or a hospital bill nobody knew about, and the trust account is empty….
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Washington Estate Tax in 2026: The Date of Death Decides
Ask three people what Washington’s estate tax exclusion is and you may get three answers. They could all be right. The answer depends on one fact: the date of death. The Legislature changed the rules…