Article on Celebrity Gandolfini’s Estate

Robert L. Moshman (Attorney, New York and New Jersey) has recently published an article entitled, Midsummer’s Madness – 2013 Second Guessing Gandolfini’s Estate, The Estate Analyst (2013). Provided below is the introduction to the article:

James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in The Sopranos  on HBO, recently passed away, leaving an estate estimated to be worth $70 million. His Will was filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court and reveals generous bequests to his wife and sisters, as well as bequests to friends and relatives. including $500,000 to each of his nieces, $200,000 to his assistant, and $100,000 to his godson. 

The remainder of his estate was left in trust to his two minor children. Tax planners will undoubtedly second-guess what might have been achieved with better planning. On its face, a large portion of the estate will be heavily taxed with Federal and New York estate taxes.

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