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Federal Estate and Gift Tax Laws
The links below take you to federal estate and gift tax laws from the Internal Revenue Code:
Estate Tax
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle B, Chapter 11
Gift Tax
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle B, Chapter 12
Tax on Generation-Skipping Transfers
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle B, Chapter 13
Special Valuation Rules
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle B, Chapter 14
FAQs
- The law allows me to leave everything to my spouse tax free, right? How can we use that to our children's maximum advantage?
- I'm the owner of a business, and I understand that my estate would have to pay taxes on the value of the business if I don't do anything—but what can I do to lighten the tax load?
- What if I receive a bequest and don't want it?
- What about state death taxes?
- I'm not rich. Do I have to worry about federal estate taxes?
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