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Finally, Someone is Paying Attention to the Estate Tax Amid the Fiscal Cliff
Andrew Bolton at the Hill has an excellent article on the status of the negotiations among the Republicans and Democrats in Congress along with President Obama. He actually views the estate tax as a...
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Update: Movement in Congress Appears to Be In Favor of Extension of Present...
Extending the present exemptions for the estate and related taxes seems to be the current trend in Congress. Justin Sink at the Hill reports the following: Some Republicans have suggested a compromise...
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Estate Tax Reportedly Important Part of Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Several sources report the estate tax is an important part of the Fiscal Cliff negotiations. Ted Barrett and Greg Botelho, at CNN report the following: Democrats believe Republicans should make the...
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Estate Tax Is One of the “Sticking Points” Preventing Avoidance of “Fiscal...
Multiple media sources report the estate tax issue is one of the remaining issues preventing avoidance of the Fiscal Cliff. It appears the most important issue, the income level at which the Bush Tax...
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Latest Word: Estate Tax Law to Remain As Is But With 40 percent Top Rate
Exemptions and all else as the law is now, in 2012, but with top rate going to 40 percent. What a coup for the Republicans!. Reported by JULIE PACE and BEN FELLER at Associated Press: See...
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Senate Passes the Change to the Estate Tax, 89-8; Exemption for 2013 To Be...
It is official. The Senate passed the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012″ on a vote of 89-8 early on January 1, 2013. We will now have an estate tax rate of 40 percent. The estate tax and related...
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House Passes Estate Tax Act
On a vote of 257 to 167, the House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act which returns the estate tax law to as it was in 2012. Technically the exemption had gone down to $1...
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Most Predicting Estate and Related Exemptions Will Be $5,250,000 for 2013
I appear to be the only person predicting the exemptions will be $5,260,000, everyone else I can find is estimating it will be $5,250,000. For example: see National Law review at...
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Bloomberg Claims the IRS Has Announced a $5,250,000 Exemption But I Cannot...
Bloomberg claims the IRS has announced a $5,250,000 exemption for the estate and related taxes. See...
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It is Official: Exemptions Will Be $5,250,000
The IRS in Revenue Procedure 2013-15 announced the estate and related tax exemptions will be $5,250,000 in 2013. See http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-13-15.pdf Thanks to Brian Bergman at MacLean...
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