Estate taxes can be expensive, but if you plan ahead, you can reduce or even eliminate these taxes. A life insurance trust can be one way for you to greatly reduce or eliminate the estate taxes so more of your estate can go to your loved ones. “The insurance trust owns your insurance policies for you. “Since you don’t personally own the insurance “or have any incidents of ownership, “it will not be included in your estate, “so your estate taxes are reduced” says Anne Desormier-Cartwright of Elder and Estate Planning Attorneys PA. An irrevocable life insurance trust give you more control over your insurance policies and the money that is paid from them. It also can provide your survivors immediate cash to pay expenses following your death. Also, this can create an inexpensive way to pay estate taxes. Elder and Estate Planning Attorneys PA is a law office small enough to provide personal service, but large enough to handle all of your estate and planning needs.