HR 5402 · 96th Congress · Taxation

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to provide that $500,000 of property shall be exempt from such taxes, and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount.

Introduced 1979-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]· 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 House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-09-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the unified tax credit for both estate and gift taxes from $47,000 to $155,800 over a five-year phase-in period from 1980 through 1984, with annual inflation adjustments.…

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Cosponsors (12)

4 Democrats8 Republicans