The tax cut eliminates the federal estate tax in tortured stages over the next nine years.
Federal estate tax rates remains constant at the current rates for all pertinent times.
While the Supreme Court will be reviewing an estate tax case, Windsor v.
And follow me on Twitter for developments in the continuing federal estate tax soap opera.
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Seventh, the top estate tax rate goes from 35% to 55% (60% in some cases).
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As of October 15, 2010 there is no Illinois estate tax for individuals dying in 2010.
R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009.
They want the estate tax revenue, but worry about chasing wealthy seniors across state borders.
Finally, last December, Congress settled on a generous federal estate tax regime for 2011 and 2012.
Others agree with Gleckman on the estate tax but, like the President, reach a different conclusion.
By contrast the estate tax, even though it affects few families, has a high public profile.
The graphic depicts the federal estate tax exemption using the shape of a house.
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"There's no way the estate tax will go away and then come back, " Hassett says.
With Democrats set to take control of Congress in January, the estate tax isn't going away.
The vast majority of people no longer need sophisticated estate planning to avoid estate tax.
Both the Farm Bureau Federation and Family Business Institute oppose a higher estate tax.
Horn, Estate tax driving away valuable expertise, Dayton Daily News, May 4, 2011.
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Marc Kovac, Critics attack provision to cease estate tax collections, Daily Record, May 5, 2011.
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American Family Business Institute, which advocates for estate tax repeal, immediately praised the vote.
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There are some folks who just want to eliminate the estate tax all together.
In addition to uncertainty over the federal tax, there's Oregon's estate tax to consider.
Specifically, CTJ would like to see S. 3533, The Responsible Estate Tax Act, enacted.
See my earlier post, Estate Tax In Obama Deal: The Great Divider, Dec. 7, 2010.
The measure would have repealed the estate tax gradually over the next 10 years.
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Uncertainty surrounding the estate tax makes planning more complicated, but it also provides opportunities.
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One aspect of the deal that has created a lot of controversy is the estate tax.
While in that august chamber, he cosponsored a bill to make the estate tax permanent.
Thus, it is hardly surprising that artwork will be a contentious matter in estate tax cases.
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Claims that you can save big on income tax, as opposed to estate tax.
The estate tax has long provoked passions disproportionate to its role as a revenue generator.
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