Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Worry about 'death tax' for the right reasons

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax From the Op-Ed Section of the Houston Cronical a pointed look at the federal estate tax in Worry about...
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Friday, August 04, 2006

Estate Tax Repeal Vote Down Again (3rd time the charm?)

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Last night the US Senate voted against the minimum wage hike, estate tax reform, other tax breaks bill...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

IRS Eliminating Jobs of 50% of Estate Tax Auditor/Attorneys

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It seems that estate tax repeal has gone even further underground - can't get it done out in the open, then backdoor your way into it - ...
Wednesday, July 05, 2006

A Case for a Federal Inheritance Tax

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax In a different look on the estate tax repeal (or virtual repeal debate) Maya MacGuineas and Ian Davido...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Estate Tax Repeal - Off Again, On Again, On Hold Again

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax The on-again, off-again, on-again saga of federal estate tax repeal, is on hold again. Bloomberg.com ...
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Monday, June 19, 2006

New Life for Estate Tax "Reform"?

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Ah, politics and pork. One of my least favorite things about the political process is the institutiona...
Thursday, June 08, 2006

News - Estate Tax Repeal Defeated, Compromise Package Up

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax From Bloomberg.com : The U.S. Senate voted to block a repeal of ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Estate Tax Repeal - Windfall Oil Company Execs and Cabinet Members

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax While obviously partisan, an interesting report from US Representative Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member...
Wednesday, May 17, 2006

An Educated Public Prefers Keeping or Reforming the Estate Tax

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax From Juan Antunez, Esq. at The Florida Probate Litigation Blog : New Poll Shows 57% Prefer Keeping or...
Thursday, April 27, 2006

Truths about the Estate Tax - Debunking the Popular Myths

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax In yesterday's post, Who Wants Estate Tax Repeal - The Uber-Rich Lobby (98%+ chance you aren't...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Who Wants Estate Tax Repeal - The Uber-Rich Lobby (98%+ chance you aren't one of them)

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Less then 2% of all American's pay any estate tax (see prior post Effects of the Federal Estate Ta...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Death, Taxes, and Bush Budget Proposal

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax "The President aims to end estate taxes for the wealthiest Americans. He also wants to scrap a $2...
Friday, January 06, 2006

Gov. Pataki Pledges To Eliminate New York Estate Tax

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Pataki Pledges To Cut Taxes, Reliance on Oil - January 5, 2006 - The New York Sun - NY Newspaper : ...
Sunday, December 18, 2005

Beware the Snare - State Estate Tax on the Rise

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Rejoice! It is almost 2006, and the federal estate tax exemption will increase from $1.5 million to $2...
Monday, December 05, 2005

Thank you Mr. Binger - Single Estate Tax Payment = 1/7 Minnesota's Budget Surplus

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Estate Planning , Estate and Inheritance Tax The State of Minnesota got an unexpected boon this year - to the tune of an unanticipated state...
Friday, December 02, 2005

Post-Mortem Planning Taken Too Far - False Estate Tax Return = Jail Time

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax Filing a false estate tax return can land you in jail. From OA Online News , an Odessa Texas attorn...
Monday, November 21, 2005

Special Use Valuation for Certain Real Estate in an Estate - IRC Section 2032A

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax An oft heard criticism of the estate tax is that it unfairly targets farmers and small business, where...
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Monday, October 31, 2005

2006 Inflation Adjustments Widen Tax Brackets, Change Tax Benefits

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax , Tax Law and Planning From the IRS , a quick summary of some inflation adjustments to 2006 tax planni...
Thursday, October 06, 2005

Form 706 for 2005 Published - New Form shows new State Death Tax Deduction

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax , Probate and Estate Administration At long last the Form 706 - Federal Estate Tax Return - for decede...
Thursday, September 22, 2005

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion rising to $12,000 in 2006

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Category: Estate Planning , Estate and Inheritance Tax The amount that you can give to a person without using any of your lifetime annual e...
Friday, September 09, 2005

Savings Bonds (Part 2) - What Happens when the Bond Owner Dies?

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax , Tax Law and Planning , Probate and Estate Administration , Financial Planning Savings bonds are a ub...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005

New Priorities - Estate Tax Legislation on hold

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax I have been away for a week that has seen devastation and destruction, as well as the passing of a bri...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Chart: Only .5% of US Estimated to Pay Estate Tax (and other op-eds for reform)

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax September 6 is when Congress comes back to take up the question of repeal of the Estate Tax. A recent...
Monday, August 15, 2005

Effects of the Federal Estate Tax on Farms and Small Businesses - Congressional Budget Office Paper

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax , The Congressional Budget Office (the "CBO") is a non-partisan entity charged with providin...
Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Federal Estate Tax Compromise Solutions - One opinion from the NY Times

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax A New York Time editorial dated August 8, 2005 entitled The State of the Estate Tax highlights issues...
Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Vote on Estate Tax Repeal (a/k/a "The Paris Hilton Benefit Act") Postponed Until Fall

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Category: Estate and Inheritance Tax From Vote on Estate Tax Repeal Likely in Fall - Elder Law Answers Articles : "Senate Majority Lea...
Monday, August 08, 2005

Federal Estate Tax Exemption to $2 million in 2006 - Effect on NJ Residents

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Category: Estate Planning , Estate and Inheritance Tax The Federal Estate Tax ("FET") Exemption amount is currently scheduled to ...