$5 Million Gift Tax Break Prompts Many to Craft New Estate Plans

“For the next two years, the gift-tax exemption jumps to $5 million from $1 million for individuals and to $10 million from $2 million for couples—meaning people can give away that much without paying a penny in taxes. ”  Many are responding by throwing away their old estate plans and making new ones before the favorable terms end.  The change almost seems designed to encourage significant gifts to heirs.

Wall Street Journal 1/29/11

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