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Re:Companies and Billionaires by harryh on Monday September 19, 2016 @10:16PM (#12536515)
Then you just die with more assets which will incur higher estate taxes. The estate tax rate is higher than the long term capital gains rate.

Estate taxes are paid before creditors.

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Re:Companies and Billionaires by jedberg on Monday September 19, 2016 @11:06PM (#12536706)
Yeah but you're dead so you don't care. :)
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Re:Companies and Billionaires by harryh on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @07:44AM (#12538722)
Well if your goal was to optimize your taxes to pass on as much as you could to your heirs you failed at your goal.
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