Not meaning to be morbid, but

You definitely should. I use Lastpass, and while it didn't totally make sense to me prior to trying it out, it got very clear once I started to use it, and my stuff is way more secure now that I'm not using the same password for everything.

Last pass?

If you have savings, such as the $1,500 put aside for the funeral it will not be taxed before being passed onto your daughter. If your whole estate is over £375,000 then it will be taxed.

HA! No such; like to have that kind of money! 

But if the retirement plan sends her a check for $1,500 to cover my "final expenses" (which they will do), will that be taxed as income to her? (I think the IRS will, just need to know about HMRC.)

HA! No such; like to have that kind of money! 

But if the retirement plan sends her a check for $1,500 to cover my "final expenses" (which they will do), will that be taxed as income to her? (I think the IRS will, just need to know about HMRC.)

That depends what you mean when you say the uni pension plan will pay $1,500 to your daughter. If this is the equivalent of a death payment to a beneficiary similar to a payout from a life insurance policy then no tax will be due.

Yes, that is what it is. The plan uniformly sends a check for $1,500 to the beneficiary of any annuitant upon the pensioner's death, to cover the funeral/burial needs. So taht's about 1,000 pounds, which is enough that I can stop worrying about her not having access to enough cash. I'd just donate the shell to science, but I don't think they do that here - and in the States there's such a backlog on the waiting list that often families are politely thanked and the donation refused. Still, I've got some rare conditions, so maybe they might - if the Daughter would see that it was done. She thinks it's ghoulish.

Had an auntie who went that route. They returned what was left of the remains after about a year and her burial costs were covered by the med school.

Yes, that is what it is. The plan uniformly sends a check for $1,500 to the beneficiary of any annuitant upon the pensioner's death, to cover the funeral/burial needs. So taht's about 1,000 pounds, which is enough that I can stop worrying about her not having access to enough cash. I'd just donate the shell to science, but I don't think they do that here - and in the States there's such a backlog on the waiting list that often families are politely thanked and the donation refused. Still, I've got some rare conditions, so maybe they might - if the Daughter would see that it was done. She thinks it's ghoulish.

Had an auntie who went that route. They returned what was left of the remains after about a year and her burial costs were covered by the med school.

I don’t think that payout will be taxable, so she can count on receiving The whole sum.

Have you seen the Body Worlds exhibition?  It's in London now.  Don't donate your body to him or you will end up naked, skinned and riding a horse.

Have you seen the Body Worlds exhibition?  It's in London now.  Don't donate your body to him or you will end up naked, skinned and riding a horse.

I saw it when it was In Houston. Pretty amazing I thought.

Yes, that is what it is. The plan uniformly sends a check for $1,500 to the beneficiary of any annuitant upon the pensioner's death, to cover the funeral/burial needs. So taht's about 1,000 pounds, which is enough that I can stop worrying about her not having access to enough cash. I'd just donate the shell to science, but I don't think they do that here - and in the States there's such a backlog on the waiting list that often families are politely thanked and the donation refused. Still, I've got some rare conditions, so maybe they might - if the Daughter would see that it was done. She thinks it's ghoulish.

Had an auntie who went that route. They returned what was left of the remains after about a year and her burial costs were covered by the med school.

There's actually a huge genomic data project going on here for rare diseases,  called 100,000 genomes. They are frequently looking for new contributors so it could be worth a chat with your GP to see if you could contribute to it. (I haven't tried yet ... still focusing on all the day to day stuff I need monitoring and meds for)  There is definitely a need for scientific donations here, along with organ donors, so you may be able to!

Huh. Well, I may look into that down the road.

And yeah, no ending up as plasticized veins on a horse, please! 

And with that, just because I can... a non sequitur to

I saw it when it was In Houston. Pretty amazing I thought.

I saw it about 10 years ago on Brick Lane.  Seems like there's some issues about consent because at that time, most of the "donors" were Chinese and Russian prisoners.  Some had clearly visible tattoos in Cyrillic.   I've got my doubts if they can actually consent to spending eternity playing volleyball with their guts hanging out.