What are the options for taxing wealth transfers? Q.What are the options for taxing wealth transfers? A.There are three options: an estate and gift tax (like the current US federal system), an inclusion tax, or an accessions tax. Read more about What are the options for taxing wealth transfers?
How many people pay the estate tax? Q.How many people pay the estate tax? A.About 4,100 estate tax returns will be filed for people who die in 2020, of which only about 1,900 will be taxable—less than 0.1 percent of the 2.8 million people expected to die in that year. Read more about How many people pay the estate tax?
What is the difference between carryover basis and a step-up in basis? Q.What is the difference between carryover basis and a step-up in basis? A.The difference is whether heirs who sell an inherited asset will pay tax on the capital gains from the time the asset was originally purchased or from the time it was inherited. In some cases, the difference is a lot of tax liability. Read more about What is the difference between carryover basis and a step-up in basis?
