When Congress first introduced the wacky legislation that is the current federal estate tax situation (an exemption that gradually rises to $3.5 million per person,
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Death & Taxes: Actually Certain?
As Congress continues to ponder whether the federal estate tax makes any sense, the Citizens for Tax Justice weighs in with some IRS statistics. Consider
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Nobody wants a partisan tax blogger. It’s so… impolitic, if you will. So, I’m not going to offer any real commentary about the election on
Read MoreAnd Down Again…
Okay, who other than Senator Frist will admit that they thought the newly packaged estate tax reduction/minimum wage increase bill was going anywhere? Every practitioner
Read MoreEstate Tax Repeal, Take Two
Earlier this year, Congress again failed to repeal the federal estate tax. As many practitioners anticipated (including this blogger), Congress went back to the drawing
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From the Washington Post, an article that suggested that a repeal would hurt the “small rich”…
Read MoreEstate Tax Repeal Goes Down (Again)
The Senate failed to garner enough votes to repeal the federal estate tax (again). For more from NPR, click here.
Read MoreNothing Like A Good Deficit…
To make you consider even more tax cuts. Now that Congress has pushed through a $70 million tax bill, some Congressional officials are hoping to
Read MoreHaven’t We Heard This All Before?
Despite his prior assurances to bring the estate tax repeal to a vote before the end of last summer, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced
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