Perspective
Apr. 16, 2014
For better or worse, it seems the estate tax is here to stay
The last 13 years prove that Congress only acts on the estate tax in a crisis, and there is no crisis on the horizon. By Chadwick Bunch
Clients often end discussions of wealth transfer techniques with the question "Why am I doing this when it might not matter?" The question is certainly a fundamental question. No client wants to complicate his asset structure in preparation for an estate tax that may be repealed prior to his death. Why bother?
The answer is simple. It matters because the estate tax is here to stay.
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