Estate TaxesEstate TaxesEstate taxes must be paid if you die in a year in which estate taxes are imposed and if your estate exceeds the applicable exclusion amount for that year (assuming no other factors). Applicable exclusion amounts: 2004 and 2005: $1.5 million2006 to 2008: $2 million2009: $3.5 million2010: Estate taxes are scheduled to be repealed2011: $1 million (estate taxes will be reinstated under the Sunset Provisions)
Estate taxes must be paid if you die in a year in which estate taxes are imposed and if your estate exceeds the applicable exclusion amount for that year (assuming no other factors).
Applicable exclusion amounts:
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