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May10
Estate Tax Faces An Uncertain Future
The estate tax has been a big issue for the insurance industry, the wealthy who have to plan for this tax and the government.  The estate tax exclusion amount has been creeping up since 2003 when it was raised from $600,000 to $1,000,000.  Currently as of this year the exclusion is now $2 million until 2009.  If your estate is under these amounts you need not worry about your family having to pay the 46% estate tax.

However, the insurance industry could be looking at a decrease in revenues in the estate planning arena if the estate tax is repealed.  “The Senate was originally going to vote on outright repeal this month” according to an article in national underwriter.  This vote has been pushed back to June when an “outright repeal is unlikely” but some are hoping for a “compromise proposal.”

Depending on how you look at the topic of estate tax keeping it going could be a positive thing or not.  Do you think the ultra wealthy should have to pay a tax for having so much money and is that right to punish them for “succeeding” financially?  The richest person in the world Bill Gates along with Warren Buffet and David Rockefeller Sr. are in favor of keeping the estate tax intact.

What is your take on this issue?

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