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A Bizarre Year for the Estate Tax Will Require Extra Planning

By: Paul Sullivan

DEATH and taxes, the adage goes, are the only certainties in life. But when it comes to the combination of the two, the estate tax, there is only uncertainty for 2010.

Most tax advisers thought that Congress would extend the estate tax before it was due to expire at the end of last year. But while the House did act, the Senate did not. So what few predicted would happen did happen: the tax is gone for one year but set to be revived in 2011 at a higher rate and a lower exemption, unless Congress acts. It’s the first time since 1916 that rich Americans can contemplate dying without one last tax.

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