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Re:Note from Mark Zuckerberg by thecrow1213 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @06:53PM (#11585257)
Seriously, why? Doesn't estate taxes only apply to large large large estates, and wouldn't apply to the majority of homeowners in America?
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Re:Note from Mark Zuckerberg by disremembered on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @06:57PM (#11585282)
$5,450,000 for 2016

https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-%26-Self-Emp...

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Re:Note from Mark Zuckerberg by adevine on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @08:19PM (#11585728)
But note that a married couple gets twice that, so a married couple can give nearly $11 million to their children completely tax free (PLUS children get a step up in basis on any capital assets that are inherited). Only a teeny, teeny percentage of estates meet that threshold.
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Re:Note from Mark Zuckerberg by themartorana on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:15PM (#11585956)
That's federal. In NJ, the line is $675k. It's different in other states, obviously.
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