Denver, CO
Estate Planning in Denver
No CO state estate tax; federal-only planning.
Why Estate Planning planning is different in Denver
Denver is mountain-west tech and energy hub with strong outdoor-industry and aerospace presence. The combination of Tech (Boulder/Denver corridor), aerospace (Lockheed/Ball/Northrop), oil & gas, outdoor industry, telecom. shapes how residents approach estate planning — including which tax levers apply, how state rules layer onto federal treatment, and where the highest-yield planning opportunities sit.
Denver at a glance
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Notable neighborhoods
Cherry Creek · Wash Park · LoDo · RiNo · Highlands · Stapleton/Central Park · Cherry Hills Village · Greenwood Village · Boulder · Lone Tree · Castle Rock · Golden
Local landmarks
Mile High Stadium · Coors Field · Red Rocks · Denver Tech Center · Boulder CU Campus
Local challenges this content addresses
- CO flat 4.4% state tax
- Aerospace and oil-and-gas equity-comp
- Pre-IPO tech (Palantir, Boulder startups)
What estate planning planning covers
- Step-up-basis tax planning on inherited brokerage and real estate
- Inherited-IRA 10-year-rule modeling and decumulation strategy
- Federal estate-tax sunset (Dec 31, 2025) planning
- State-level estate-tax planning (MA $2M, OR $1M, IL $4M, MN $3M, others)
- Probate-avoidance trust structures and beneficiary-designation review
Decision-stage resources
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