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SENATE 1627117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act

Last Action
5/13/2021

CRS Summary

As of 2021-05-13 (00)

Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act

This bill reduces the rate for the tax on estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers to 20%. (Under current law, the highest rate is 40%.)

The bill also exempts the budgetary effects of the tax reduction from the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution.

Cosponsors (2)

  • Joni Ernst (R-IA)
  • John Boozman (R-AR)

Subjects

  • Transfer and inheritance taxes
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