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- Distortion Costs of Taxing Wealth Accumulation: Income Versus Estate Taxes
- Recently, attention has focused on the estate tax. To date, however, the debate over estate taxes has been nearly devoid of standard considerations of deadweight loss. This paper develop a framework for computing the deadweight loss of a revenue-neutral switch from an estate tax to a capital income tax, focusing...
- White papers 2001-04-24
- Estate Taxes
- Estate taxes- it's not enough to simply know they exist, and to know strategies to minimize them. When it comes down to it, you need to plan how you and your family will eventually pay them.There are four main sources of funds to pay estate taxes. First, your current savings...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Life Insurance and Uncertainty Over Repeal of the Estate Tax
- Its not expected that the estate tax to be repealed now or in the long term. Indeed, several months ago a life insurance company was against developing a second-to-die policy because they expect estate taxes to be repealed. This article has tried to put into perspective life insurance issues that...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- The "Unreal Repeal": A Closer Look at the 2001 Estate Tax Law
- While the proponents of the 2001 estate tax "repeal" touted the tax bill as great tax relief for those impacted by estate taxes, the reality of the new law falls short of that claim. The extreme complexity and temporary nature of the estate tax "repeal" along with the ongoing advisor...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Tax Uncertainty Motivates Many To Update Estate Plans
- From the executive summary: ‘While the elimination of the estate tax is seen as a popular political move, local financial experts believe that the revenue it raises will outweigh its political goodwill, especially given the current growing Federal budget deficit. The estate tax is seen as easy money for the...
- White papers 2004-01-09
- Estate Taxes - It Pays to Plan Ahead
- It's not enough to simply know that estate taxes exist, and to know strategies to minimize them. When it comes down to it, a person needs to plan how the person and his or her family will eventually pay them. Estate taxes are generally due nine months after the date...
- White papers
- Best Money Moves for 2010
- It looks like 2010 will be a great year to refinance or buy a home, a tricky year for investors, and a rough year when it comes to your taxes and credit cards. Here?s how to make the smartest money moves as we begin the next decade.As the manic-depressive...
- Articles 2009-12-16
- Lower Your Taxes in 2010
- Your taxes will probably be going up soon, since Washington needs the cash. But there are quite a few things you can, and should, do in 2010 to keep the government?s mitts off your money. by Kate Ashford
- Articles 2009-12-16
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- Estate Tax Planning
- Estate tax planning is very important to preserving your wealth for future generations. Knowing your potential estate tax liability is a great place to start your estate tax plan. This tool can help you estimate your estate tax liability for the current year. You can also use it to project...
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- To put it charitably, I just don't believe it.(influence of estate tax on charitable donations)(Brief Article)
- Lately there has been a great deal of conversation about eliminating the estate tax, or as it has come to be known, the ``death tax.'' As an owner of a privately held business, I find the estate tax a terrible and ugly tax. But...
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- Bill would raise estate tax exemption.(American Family Tax Relief Act)
- Senate Republicans have introduced the American Family Tax Relief Act, which would increase the estate tax exemption, allow a per child tax credit, cut capital gains and change limits for individual retirement account contributions. Changes to the estate tax rules under the act include rasing the untaxed amount of an...
- Research articles 1997-01-27
- Eliminate the estate tax...legally: Transfer all your wealth, including your business. (Tax Planning).
- IN A HEARTBEAT THE TAX-LAW -- especially the estate tax law -- can rip a family's wealth to shreds. Luckily, thanks to the Tax Relief Act of 2001, the estate tax has been repealed, right? Wrong. The short and real answer is ......
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- Future Fate Of Estate Tax Remains Uncertain.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Congress has enacted what amounts to a one-year suspension of the estate tax as part of the $1.35 trillion tax relief bill. Under the legislation, the estate tax will be gradually reduced until Jan. 1, 2010, when it is scheduled to terminate. Howev Congress...
- Research articles 2001-06-04
- Americans Support Reforming, Not Repealing Estate Tax; Cuts in the Estate Tax Rank Dead Last Among Tax Cut Alternatives
- WASHINGTON, June 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on estate tax repeal, the Americans for a Fair Estate Tax today released a new poll that shows nearly two out of three Americans support reform over repeal. "A broad majority of Americans support reforming the estate...
- Research articles 2002-06-12
- NACS Urges Senate to End Estate Tax Threat to Small, Family Businesses; Convenience Store Industry Praises House Vote to Repeal Death Tax
- ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The federal estate tax - the "death tax" that has forced heirs to pay up to 55 percent of an estate's value to the federal government - should never again threaten small and family-owned businesses, tALEXANDRIA, Va., April 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The...
- Research articles 2002-04-19
- Congress fails to pass estate tax and expiring tax provisions.(CAPITOL BEAT)
- Republican lawmakers made one last attempt to secure estate tax relief before adjourning for the summer on Aug. 4. After the Senate failed twice to pass some form of estate tax reform, House Republicans crafted what became known as the "trifecta Republican lawmakers made one last...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Paul A. Volcker and Bill Gates, Sr. to Speak Out Against Abolishing Estate Tax
- -- Paul A. Volcker and Bill Gates, Sr. to Speak Out Against Abolishing Estate Tax "At this time of record deficits, repealing the estate tax is not only poor tax and social policy but fiscally irresponsible." -- Paul A. Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve What:...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Axa Financial Supports U.S. Estate-Tax Reform.(Axa Financial Inc.)(Brief Article)
- The on-again, off-again nature of the federal estate tax leaves people uncertain in the estate-planning process. Congress would be better advised to reform rather than repeal the federal estate tax, a top official of Axa Financial Inc. said. "Our position is that we are...
- Research articles 2000-07-01
- Inter-Asset Differences in Effective Estate Tax Burdens
- This paper explores the effect of discretion in estate valuation techniques on the effective estate tax burden on different asset classes. For some assets, such as liquid securities, there is relatively little discretion in valuation. For other assets, such as partial interests in closely-held businesses, family limited partnerships, and real...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Recent Changes In The Area Of Federal Gift And Estate Tax
- In June of 2001 Congress enacted and President Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and Tax Reconciliation Act of 2001. This Act changes the rules that govern estate and gift taxation. However, despite the headlines and sound bites about the repeal of the "death tax", the estate and gift...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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