United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4996 (114th)
Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016
Introduced
20 April 2016
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the estate and gift taxes. For the estate tax, the bill increases the rates and decreases the amount that is excluded from the tax. For the gift tax, the bill establishes a separate lifetime exclusion amount. (Under current law, the estate and gift taxes share a unified exclusion amount.)
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 April 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 April 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 April 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4996
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4996