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S.2784: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced Nov. 17, 2009
- Latest Major Action Nov. 17, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a permanent estate tax exclusion of $3.5 million ($7 million for married couples filing joint tax returns) and a maximum 45% tax rate for decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after December 31, 2009; (2) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the exclusion amount after 2010; and (3) allow a surviving spouse an increase in the estate tax exclusion by the unused...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| Nov. 17, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) |