The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the ...

Then extended family: If there are no parents or siblings, the estate might pass to grandparents, then to aunts, uncles and ...

Here's a breakdown of when funeral expenses are tax deductible, how to document these expenses for estate deductions and options for financial relief.

Planning a funeral can be difficult enough emotionally without factoring in financial matters. Experts talk funeral costs.

Deepening funeral costs The average funeral in the U.S. costs between $7,000 and $12,000, encompassing expenses from caskets and embalming to transportation, plots, flowers, services, headstones ...

Anyone who’s put a loved one to rest knows that death is not cheap. According to the National Funeral Directors Association, the average adult funeral cost $6,560 in 2009 (their most current ...