Estate Tax
North Carolina Ranked 13th in Taxable Estates in 2006
As reported in the TaxProf Blog, Citizens for Tax Justice has released a state-by-state ranking of the number of estates owing federal estate…
Thoughts on the Future of the Federal Estate Tax
This week I’m in Orlando at the University of Miami School of Law’s Heckerling Estate Planning Institute. Yesterday there was a discussion…
Thoughts on the Future of the Federal Estate Tax
This week I’m in Orlando at the University of Miami School of Law’s Heckerling Estate Planning Institute. Yesterday there was a discussion…
History of the Estate Tax
This article discusses in brief the history of the federal estate tax and its effect on the U.S. budget. Also examined are the ways…
IRS Reports on Estate Tax Return Numbers
The IRS recently announced that the total number of estate tax returns filed fell by 58 percent to about 45,000 in 2005…
Give Farmers a Break on the Estate Tax?
Having just ridden a motorcycle through the endless farms of Iowa on my way to and from Sturgis, South Dakota, this news…
Estate Tax Legislation Update
Yesterday the U.S. Senate approved an amendment to the Budget Resolution that would extend the 2009 estate tax rate (45%) and exemption…
More on Professor Pennell’s View of the Future of the Estate Tax
Jeffrey Pennell, a professor at Emory Law School, was one of the featured speakers today at the Mid-South Forum ( meeting of…
Professor Pennell’s view on Estate Tax Repeal
This week I’m attending the 41st Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando. The Institute, sponsored by the University of Miami…
Possible Estate Tax Changes in 2007
The following news is from Stephanie Heilborn of the Milbank, Tweed law firm in New York City: Russ Sullivan, Democratic Staff Director…
