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WSJ Your Money Briefing

How to Avoid Higher Taxes After the Death of a Spouse

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

3.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Spouses often face an increased tax bill after their partner dies and they transition to being a single filer. Wall Street Journal contributor Cheryl Winokur Munk joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to mitigate what is often referred to as the “survivor trap.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The emotional toll of the death of a partner is often followed by the financial toll of higher taxes levied on the surviving spouse

0:48.6

But there are steps you can take to lessen the tax hit

0:51.6

Really this is something that ideally you should be starting way before either spouse dies.

0:56.0

It's very important to understand the effects that taxes can have on your overall picture.

1:03.6

So it's really important that to the extent

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that you can plan ahead, it's really a good thing.

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We'll talk to Wall Street Journal

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Surviving spouses can make specific moves with their finances to avoid getting hit with a spike in taxes.

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Wall Street Journal contributor Cheryl Winnaker Monk joins me.

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Cheryl, why do spouses of deceased partners fall into what is sometimes called a survivor

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