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Trusts & Estates

Jun. 16, 2010

Lawyers Fret Future of Estate Tax

As the clock ticks down on the 111th Congress and with the repeal of the estate tax set to expire - bringing with it dramatically higher tax rates - attorneys are growing increasingly frustrated that a new estate tax bill has stalled in the U.S. Senate.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

As the clock ticks down on the 111th Congress and the estate tax repeal nears expiration - bringing dramatically higher tax rates - attorneys are increasingly frustrated that a new estate tax bill has stalled in the U.S. Senate.

Attorneys said they don't know how to advise their clients on how to plan their estates with so much uncertainty, and some worry there will be an increas...

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