On December 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 (H.R. 4154) by a vote of 225 to 200. Not exactly a land side; but, a beginning.
H.R. 4154 would:
· make permanent the $3.5 million estate tax exemption
· make permanent the 45 percent top rate.
· Prevent the untenable and unworkable switch (scheduled to take effect in 2010) from step-up to carryover basis.
One of the shortest tax bills ever to be passed, it is notable for what it does not say. Many of the changes requested by the Treasury department are absent. It is now up to the Senate. A lot has to occur before this becomes law. Stay tuned for further updates.
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There must be a catch. Usually liberals aren't that magnanimous. Maybe some logic is seeping in.
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