No, the beneficiaries receive the estate. An executor could be a beneficiary
The living trust has a trustee, not an executor. The will is a separate process and you would be the executor.
When you receive a gift yes you do.
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Reasonable expenses can be charged to the estate. The executor can also receive payment.
All the rights required. He or she does not need to be an executor to receive any bequest. It is the responsibility and legal duty of the executor to carry out the wishes of the deceased.
Yes, nothing prohibits the executor from receiving part of the estate. In fact, it is more common than not for the executor to receive something, as for example, where a husband leaves his estate to his spouse and makes her his executor.
The executor is required to distribute the will according to its terms. Who that is should not affect the distribution.
If God chooses to bestow a gift upon you, you will receive it.
Unless specified otherwise in the will, an executor is entitled to compensation for their work. Anything they inherit is a separate accounting.
Gift tax is anything over $12,000. However, if you are married (living together, whatever), you can each receive $12,000 without tax. Actually, the one giving the gift is liable for the tax on it.
As an executor, you have a duty to sell the house and distribute the proceeds. If you want to buy the house from the estate, you can make that arrangement.