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HR 683 105th Congress House Taxation Estate tax Gift tax Tax credits Tax rates Tax returns

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to an amount equivalent to a $1,200,000 exemption.

Introduced: February 11, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2014.
Feb 11, 1997
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the unified credit against the estate tax and the gift tax.

Requires an estate tax return in cases where the gross estate exceeds $1.2 million (currently $600,000).

Revises the formula for the phaseout of graduated rates and the unified credit.

What's happening now August 5, 1997

See H.R.2014.

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