Estate Tax

RECENT NEWS
Forbes  Feb 7  Comment 
After more than a decade of nearly constant change, the federal estate tax is finally permanent. It’s a bit more onerous than last year’s version but still only a shadow of its former self. New tables from the Tax Policy Center show that in...
Reuters  Dec 13  Comment 
(Removes extraneous reference to "estate taxes" in 2nd paragraph and clarifies tax references in 7th and 8th paragraphs)
Forbes  Dec 12  Comment 
Will estate taxes come back from the dead in 30 states on Jan. 1? Yes, if Congress stalls on fiscal cliff talks, which include the fate of the federal estate tax.
Forbes  Dec 11  Comment 
How much you can leave to your heirs without paying federal estate tax is another one of the burning tax questions Congress is dithering on amid fiscal cliff talks. Combating the camp that wants the estate tax repealed, a group of wealthy...
Southeast Farm Press  Dec 5  Comment 
Farm bill, Georgia ag tax exemption also addressed From the Georgia Farm Bureau The General Session for this year's Georgia Farm Bureau’s convention got under way on Dec. 3 with GFB President...
Forbes  Nov 15  Comment 
Now that the election is over, many folks are wondering what will happen with the federal estate tax. This is one of the Bush era tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, contributing to the fiscal cliff that we are hearing so much about...
Southeast Farm Press  Nov 15  Comment 
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has joined more than 30 groups representing the agriculture industry in sending letters to the United States House of Representatives and...
Forbes  Nov 10  Comment 
It?s post-election, nearly year-end, and taxes are on everyone's mind. You may not be able to do much about the fiscal cliff or other imponderables. But you can fix your will and trust or just make a gift by year-end.




 

An estate tax is a tax levied on an heir's inherited portion of an estate if the value of the estate exceeds a certain limit set by law. The estate tax is imposed on assets left to heirs, not the transfer of assets to a surviving spouse.

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