Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies, 2nd Edition

About the Authors

Margaret Atkins Munro, EA, is a tax consultant, advisor, writer, and lecturer with more than 30 years of experience in various areas of finance and taxation. She’s an Enrolled Agent, licensed by the federal government to represent clients in the areas of tax and tax-related issues, and currently operates a widely diverse private practice that specializes in trust and estate accounting and income taxation, among other areas. A classic example of living a life that doesn’t follow the plan set out in college, Peggy received a BA in history from The Johns Hopkins University, in addition to attending University College in Cork, Ireland, and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, Canada. She resides with her family in Vermont.

Peggy is the author of 529 & Other College Savings Plans For Dummies, and the coauthor of Taxes (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009) For Dummies. She writes a biweekly column on anything and everything to do with money for The Montpelier [Vermont] Bridge and has lectured extensively about taxes and tax-related issues. She’s been interviewed on numerous financial and tax-related topics by a variety of national media outlets, including CNN Radio, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, Family Circle Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, Parents Magazine, and the Associated Press.

Kathryn A. Murphy, Esq., is an attorney with more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of estate planning and administration, including drafting ...