Estate Tax - New
Answer:
New for 2011, 2012 and 2013 is a concept named portability which allows a surviving spouse's estate to use any portion of the exemption amount not used by the other spouse’s estate.
For 2013 the exemption is $5,250.000.
For 2013 the exemption is $5,250.000.
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