Tag: Inheritance and Estate Taxes

Family Split at LG, a South Korean Giant, Tests Corporate Succession

A lawsuit pitted the former chairman’s widow and daughters against the son he adopted, challenging the patriarchal traditions of a $10 billion conglomerate.

Leon Black Is Pressed on Jeffrey Epstein Fees by Senate Committee

The billionaire investor paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million for tax and estate planning services. Lawmakers want to know if the fees should have been taxed as a gift.

The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners

In an era of surging home and stock values, U.S. family wealth has soared. The trillions of dollars going to heirs will largely reinforce inequality.

She’s Inheriting Millions of Euros. She Wants Her Wealth Taxed Away.

Marlene Engelhorn, 30, heir to a fortune, isn’t interested in philanthropy, believing it only perpetuates existing power dynamics. She’s calling for structural change to how the ultrarich are taxed.