By Sea Sitka is a year-round port of call for the Alaska Marine Highway System (1-800-642-0066, www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/). These state-operated ferries provide an extraordinary opportunity to navigate the Inside Passage at a leisurely pace.
Spouses in community property states are generally entitled to take all community property at death, and half in the case of divorce. If the husband inherited the property, or took title to it before the marriage, for example, the wife would not automatically be entitled to a share of it.
If youâre married, your spouse is entitled to a separate $5.34 million exemption. Beginning in 2011, the gift tax and the estate tax was reunified with an exclusion amount of $5.34 million for 2014. Gifts made during your lifetime will reduce your taxable estate.he lifetime exclusion will be raised to $5.34 million starting in 2014. If youâre married, your spouse is entitled to a separate $5.43 million in 2015. So actually owing the gift tax is not a concern for most folks. But you may still have to file gift tax returns even though you donât owe any tax.