Many estate-planning attorneys use a personal property memorandum (memo) for the disposition of personal property. It’s used when the attorney drafts a client’s will to allow the client to change ...

Imagine that your home is destroyed in a fire. As you start the process to rebuild your life, a hard reality settles in: Your insurance coverage falls short of replacing your lost personal property.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. "Tangible personal property" is a tax term that refers to personal property that can be felt ...

Personal property insurance is a component of standard homeowners policies that extends coverage beyond the structure of your home to your personal possessions. Coverage limits vary by policy. There ...

Changes to a Kansas law that exempts different categories of personal property from taxation will start on Jan. 1, and ...

Sometimes taxes cost more to collect than the revenue they generate. Back in 2015, the Indiana General Assembly recognized one example. Back then, all businesses were required to file forms ...

The section 179 deduction allows a small business to take a tax deduction for the entire cost of certain property and equipment in the year it buys that property. That produces a larger, more ...

Discover how scheduled personal property insurance enhances your homeowners' policy by offering broader protection for high-value items like jewelry and art.