An estate tax cut should make New York a less expensive place to die, but a revived gift tax makes it more expensive to live.
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Tag Archives: Estate Tax
How Much Is It Worth?
The IRS’ after-the-fact valuation for estate and gift taxes is not a fair or sensible way to run a tax system.
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My Letter To A Senator Friend
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is a personal friend whom I have known for 35 years. My college roommate was his …
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What Price Love? Try $1.75 Million
Think you can’t put a price on love? President Obama and congressional Republicans got together this week and came up …
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The Unseen Battle Over Estate Taxes
While the press and the blogosphere fixate on the legislative jockeying over income tax rates, a much more lasting issue …
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Rooting For Gridlock And A Tax Hike
You don’t hear this very often, but I hope my taxes go up next year — and yours, too. I …
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Bank of Mom and Dad Offers Great Rates
Banks are being criticized both for insufficient lending and for making too much profit. While some of these claims are …
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A Lame Duck And A Big Giveaway
Taxpayers gave away nearly $400 billion before the last lame duck expired. There is no cause for such generosity this time.
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