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HR 3886 115th Congress House Taxation Inflation and prices Transfer and inheritance taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate and gift tax and to simplify the estate and gift tax rates.

Introduced: September 28, 2017 Introduced by: Scott, Austin Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 28, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the estate and gift tax, to: (1) increase the basic exclusion amount from $5 million to $50 million; (2) modify the required inflation adjustment for the basic exclusion amount; and (3) replace the existing rate schedule, which ranges from 18% to 40% depending on the amount of the estate or gift, with a single 20% rate.

What's happening now September 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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