short answer ~ No
Your power of attorney expired on the death of your mother. You may be able to do things as executor of the estate, so apply to the probate court.
If the person owed taxes at the time of death - yes they can !
Accidental life insurance typically pays out a predetermined sum of money in the event of a persons death. However, this predetermined sum of money will not be paid out if the persons death was not determined to be an accident, such as if they committed suicide or died of old age complications.
Absolutely not. A POA does not give the attorney in fact the power to give away the principal's property. A will only becomes operable upon a person's death. It is not "money in the bank" for the beneficiary. The owner of the property may use or need it before she dies. If the scenerio you described took place it would be stealing. If the owner wants you to have their property now they will gift it to you.
Upon the death of the insured, the person or persons selected as the receiver of benefits in the contract receives the benefits or money from a life insurance policy.
When the policy holder dies, the money goes to the beneficiary. If the beneficiary then dies, THEIR beneficiary then gets the money.
They have no control over things that happened before death. They may be able to bring some of it back into the estate.
Nothing will happen.
No, because he was making a lot of money from their use.
alot.
Provisional payment made to the beneficiary of a letter of credit (L/C) where the documents submitted under the L/C has discrepances. If the issuing bank reject the docs, the nego bank can claim the money back from the beneficary. Here the exposure of the bank will be on the beneficary and not the issuing bank.
There is a distinction between money the executor receives as compensation for administering the estate and money the executor receives as an inheritance. The fees are taxable income, the inheritance is not.