United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 498 (111th)
Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009
Introduced
14 January 2009
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the unified credit against gift tax liability; (2) provide for annual increases in the estate tax exclusion amount between 2010 and 2015 and establish a permanent exclusion amount of $5 million for 2015 and thereafter; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment to the estate tax exclusion amount after 2015; (4) reduce estate tax rate brackets; and (5) allow a surviving spouse to use the unused unified estate tax credit of a deceased spouse.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 January 2009
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Introduced in House · EN · 14 January 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/498
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/498