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Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2008

Introduced: July 15, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 15, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2008 - Repeals provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the estate and gift tax.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an estate tax exclusion of $2 million adjusted for inflation in calendar years after 2008; (2) revise the estate tax rates for larger estates; (3) restore the estate tax credit for state estate, inheritance, legacy, or succession taxes; (4) restore the unified credit against the gift tax; and (5) allow a surviving spouse an increase in the unified estate tax credit by the amount of any unused credit of a deceased spouse.

What's happening now July 15, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6499: Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6499/
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"H.R. 6499: Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6499/.
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