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HR 5488 109th Congress House Taxation Claims Estate tax Law Limitation of actions Tax credits Tax refunds

Estate Litigation Fairness Act

Introduced: May 25, 2006 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 25, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Estate Litigation Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the limitation period for filing a refund claim for overpayment of estate tax resulting from litigation expenses incurred after the filing date of the estate tax return.

What's happening now May 25, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5488: Estate Litigation Fairness Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5488/
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"H.R. 5488: Estate Litigation Fairness Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5488/.
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H.R. 5488, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5488/.
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