For families - with or without an advisor

Family money never sits still. Every move lands on one ledger.

Your family loans, gifts, and 529s land on one record the day they happen, serviced and doing the tax math. Bring in your CPA or attorney when you want, or run it yourself.

One record, every kind of move on it. Pick a lens.
You & your family life as it happens
First National ·••4021synced
L
Interest below the AFR
Liam’s note · “note interest”
$8,2002 wks ago
Fidelity 529 ·••8830synced
N
Deposit synced
Noah’s 529 · “monthly”
$2,0005 days ago
First National ·••4021synced
L
Payment collected
Liam’s note · “Aug loan pmt”
$5,6032 days ago
Synced from the family’s banks
The Bennett Family Ledger
One live recordLive
just now
Balance read - emergency fund
covenant floor met family
$50,000covenant met
2 wks ago
Interest below the AFR - Liam’s note
forgone interest → imputed gift family
$8,200→ 709
6 wks ago
Note recast - AFR moved
payment updated · going forward you
—current
4 mos ago
Forgave balance - Dana
counts as a gift family
$45,000→ gift
9 mos ago
5-yr 529 election - Ava
front-loaded you
$95,000elected
Annual exclusion · per recipient$19,000 each
Liam
709
Sarah
709
Ava
5-yr
Noah
$9k
Lifetime exemption used$612K of $15M
Your advisor the structure & the filings
covenant
Covenant monitored
floor met
before Aprilmet
709
709 drafted
Sarah’s gift
before April709 ready
AFR
Note recast
AFR → 4.35% · going forward
before Aprilcurrent
Drafted for you · before April
For families - with or without an advisor

A family loan starts with a handshake. Make it real, everyone clear on the terms.

You stepped in when it mattered. Family Matters turns the favor into a real loan at the IRS rate. It records every payment, tracks the interest, and draws the balance down on its own. When the AFR falls, one click lowers their payment. Your CPA is right there whenever you want.

Maya · text
“Dad, I’m embarrassed to ask. The credit cards got out of hand and I can’t dig out.”
The money that moved
$60,000
Sent to Maya · cleared 22% APR credit cards
becomes a real loan at the IRS rate
Dad → Maya · Clear the credit cards Live
Dad, Maya & Ellen (CPA) - shared on this loan
Invite-only · scoped
1 Set up the loan
Amount
Term
4.35%
the rate you charge
IRS AFR · mid-term 4.35%
0% · interest-freeat the AFR
Monthly payment
$1,114
Imputed gift / yr
$0
$19,000 annual exclusion
Charge the AFR and it stays a plain loan, with nothing to report.
2 …and it services itself
Balance remaining
$34,200
$25,800 repaid · of a $60,000 · 5-yr loan
On track · 43% repaid
Interest your family keeps
~$32,600
vs. the 22% credit cards
Payment $1,657 → $1,114/mo over 5 yr
M
Payment collected
read from the bank · this month
$1,114
Interest tracked
→ 1099-INT figure ready
$2,610
Payment forgiven → gift
over the $19k exclusion · draft 709
$25,000
The mid-term AFR fell to 4.00%. Recast to lower Maya’s payment by $10/mo, and it stays a plain loan.
Family Loans

The family loan everyone remembers differently.

It's a real loan at the IRS rate, and it services itself. When the AFR moves, one click recasts it. Charge below that rate or miss a payment, and the forgone interest becomes a gift that day.

Open the loan calculator
Family Loan · Liam’s New Home Down-payment
The loan$500,000 · 15-year term
Recast the loan - the rate you charge
4.60%
IRS AFR · long-term
4.60%
0% · interest-freeat the AFR
Monthly payment
$5,603
Imputed gift / yr
$0
$19,000 annual exclusion
Charge the AFR and it stays a plain loan, with nothing to report.
Family Gift & 709 Ledger

Every gift rolls up to one number.

Your gifts get counted against each person’s $19,000 limit, whether it’s a check, a 529, or a family loan you forgave. Go over, and the draft 709 is already started, with the rest drawn from the lifetime exemption, tracked to the dollar.

Open the gift & 709 ledger
Gift Ledger · 2026 · The Bennett Family
New house down-payment gift to Liam
Liam · son · house down-payment$60,000 709
Sarah · daughter · wedding gift$32,000 709
Noah · grandson · tuition, paid direct$40,000 Exempt · doesn't count
Ava · granddaughter · 529 superfunding$95,000 709 · 5-yr
Dana · sister · forgiven family loan$45,000 709
Marlowe 2026 Trust · stock contribution$112,312 709
Lifetime exemption used, this year$173,312 of $15M
Green fits under the $19,000 exclusion; gold draws down the lifetime exemption. Tuition or medical paid straight to the provider is exempt. It's logged, but it never counts against the limit.
Family Funds

Money set aside, and kept that way.

An emergency fund that isn’t easy to drain, an inheritance you hold for a grandchild until she’s grown, or money set aside for someone who isn’t ready for it yet. It stays in their own account, you both see the balance, and withdrawals follow the rules you set together.

Give without losing control
Emergency Fund · Ben
Fund balance
$6,420
Ben’s own account, you both see the balance
Withdrawal request Needs approval
Ben asks for $500 - “car repair, can’t get to work”
Auto-deposit$200 / mo
Minimum balance$5,000 · met
Family Homes

Your home keeps its own cost basis.

The primary home, the second place, or the one the whole family shares. Every improvement lands on the record, so the home builds its own cost basis - the number your kids take on when you gift them the home, and the one that sets the gain if you ever sell.

Family Homes · The Bennett Family
The Family Cabin · on the record
RB LB MB BB
Cost basis
$416,900
Current value
$612,000
New dock, 2026 · added to basis+$28,400
Domicile trail · residency day-countComing
Every property on the record
Primary residence · Denverbasis $525,000
The Family Cabin · shared, 4 ownersbasis $416,900
Florida condo · second homeAdd
529 & College

The whole family, one fund.

Connect a child's 529 and invite everyone in: grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends. Send a birthday gift, a holiday check, or a little each month, all in a single tap. A dormant account becomes one the whole family keeps growing.

See the 529 superfunding calculator
529 · Ava's college fund
Raised this year
$11,300
GM GP M D
+47 family
Who's chipping in
GM Grandma · recurring $200/mo$2,400
B Uncle Ben · birthday gift$1,000
M Aunt Maya · over the holidays$500
MD Mom & Dad · monthly$3,600
Invite family to contributeOne-tap
Year-End Packet

One packet, and your CPA has everything.

The 1099-INTs and draft 709s come together over the year. In January you hand your CPA one packet with everything they need to file. No reconstructing the year from a shoebox of receipts.

Year-End Packet · 2026 · The Bennett Family
The packet · 2026
Assembled over the year
Ready by January
In the packet
1099-INTs · Liam's house-note interestReady
Gift tally vs. the $19,000 exclusionLogged
529s by child · Family Cabin basisLogged
Your review, then file · before April 15
4 draft 709s S A D M Wedding gift · 5-yr 529 election · forgiven loan · trust stock Review & file
The tool behind your money

You make the call.
Family Matters keeps the record straight.

Family Matters connects read-only to your family's own accounts, keeps the record, and gets the year-end packet ready. The money’s already moving, and Family Matters follows what matters for tax and estate. Bring in your CPA or attorney whenever you want.

Start where it’s easiest

You start with one thing.

Start with a single family loan, a gift, or the family place. There's no spreadsheet to migrate; the record fills as life happens.

Start free
The Bennett Family · shared view
The Bennett Family Live
Client account · the Family Cabin, 4 co-owners LB MB BB
Scoped team · who sees what
YYou · lead planner EverythingLive
EEllen · CPA Family loans & 709sLive
AEstate attorney Trust & estate2h ago
EDraft 709 · Sarah's wedding gift → Ellen Before April
What it costs

$25 a month. Free for 45 days.

One price for every loan, every gift, every fund and every home your family keeps track of. Everyone you invite comes in free - the person you lend to, the sister with a key, anyone chipping into a fund.

See the whole price