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South Carolina probate accounting explained: the 90-day inventory, what executors must report to beneficiaries, and how the final accounting closes an estate.
South Carolina probate bond rules explained: when a personal representative must post bond under S.C. Code 62-3-601 and 62-3-603, how much it costs, and how to waive it.
South Carolina probate costs explained: the S.C. Code 8-21-770 sliding-scale filing fee, executor compensation, bond premium, publication, and attorney fees.
South Carolina debt payment priority explained: the order of payment under S.C. Code 62-3-805, the five UPC claim classes, insolvent estates, and executor liability.
How the step-up in basis works for inherited property in South Carolina, how to calculate your new basis, and how to lower capital gains tax when you sell.
South Carolina surviving spouse rights explained: the one-third elective share, the $45,000 exempt property allowance, and the intestate share in Probate Court.
Tennessee has no state estate or inheritance tax, so only the federal estate tax can apply. Learn the 2026 exclusion, portability, and what counts in the estate.
Tennessee exempt property lets a surviving spouse claim up to $50,000 in tangible personal property plus a motor vehicle, free of estate creditor claims.
Tennessee family allowance, called year's support, is a reasonable need-based money allowance for a surviving spouse for one year after death, with no fixed cap.
Tennessee probate accounting explained: the 60-day inventory, annual and final accountings, what executors must report, and when beneficiaries can demand one.
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