HR 1560 · 109th Congress · Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax to $7,500,000 and to establish a flat estate tax rate.

Introduced 2005-04-12· Sponsored by Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2005-04-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the estate tax exclusion to $7.5 million; and (2) establish a single estate tax rate of 27.5 percent. Repeals certain provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) relating to estate, gift, and generation-skpping transfer taxes.…

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