The estate-tax uncertainty makes planning difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [What You Should Do Now] Reference

Family farms already enjoy generous estate-tax breaks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Estate Of The Nation] Reference

Almost all farms already pass estate-tax free, Harl says.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Estate Of The Nation] Reference

There are also estate-tax benefits in certain situations.    From Wordnik.com.  [When to Think About Tomorrow] Reference

The top federal estate-tax rate is 45%, the same as last year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Facts About the Annual Gift-Tax Exclusion] Reference

Loans can also reduce the lender's gift - and estate-tax exposure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lending Money to Your Uncle] Reference

At death, will the contents be included in estate-tax computations?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Encore] Reference

Part of that effort is setting a permanent estate-tax policy, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Levin Dismisses Talk of a Value-Added Tax] Reference

"We've created thousands of jobs for estate-tax preparers," he explains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death by Taxes: Seniors May Plan] Reference

The top federal estate-tax rate, now 45%, is set to remain unchanged in 2009.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taxpayers Get Second Chance at Stimulus] Reference

For more details on President Obama's estate-tax proposals, see these articles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tough Times Are Good Times to Trim Estates] Reference

Later this year, Congress is likely to change the estate-tax laws for future years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Facts About the Annual Gift-Tax Exclusion] Reference

As a 75-year-old, I keep thinking about the status of the estate-tax exemption rules.    From Wordnik.com.  [Status of the Estate-Tax Exemption Rules] Reference

Q: What is your gut feeling on what is going to happen to the estate-tax law for 2011?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Future of the Estate-Tax Law] Reference

Nobody knows, but you may get some clues by looking at the estate-tax proposals of Sens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Status of the Estate-Tax Exemption Rules] Reference

The president also has proposed federal estate-tax changes that would be effective in 2010.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama's Income-Tax Changes to Come in 2011] Reference

Barack Obama has even taken to calling the estate-tax repeal the "Paris Hilton tax relief act.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Death by Taxes: Seniors May Plan] Reference

Insurance for estate-tax coverage is often held in an irrevocable life-insurance trust, or ILIT.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Variable-Life Policies] Reference

Assets in both Roth and traditional IRAs are considered part of your estate for estate-tax purposes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Encore] Reference

What were the main provisions in the estate-tax bill passed by the House of Representatives last year?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Estate-Tax Could Return With Senate Inaction] Reference

Only about 38,000 federal estate-tax returns were filed in 2007, down from 49,050 in 2006, according to the IRS.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taxpayers Get Second Chance at Stimulus] Reference

Of course, a QPRT makes sense only if you anticipate your assets will exceed the estate-tax exemption when you die.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gifting Your House and Living in It, Too] Reference

Consumer Reports Money Adviser recently reported on what families need to know during this unusual estate-tax limbo.    From Wordnik.com.  [By the Numbers: Family of $9 billion tycoon pays $0 in estate tax] Reference

If you die before the trust term expires, the home reverts to your estate, nullifying any potential estate-tax savings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gifting Your House and Living in It, Too] Reference

Patricia Soldano, an estate-tax planner in Southern California, was a pioneer of the movement launched in the mid-1980s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Plans to Keep Estate Tax] Reference

Supposedly, this new provision would eventually tap the superrich for a bit of the windfall they'd gain from estate-tax repeal.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Estate Of The Nation] Reference

Many believe Congress will tackle the estate-tax question in the weeks before it adjourns, along with a slew of other tax matters.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Should We Do With the Estate Tax?] Reference

Gore will say: fine, I'm for tax cuts, too -- even raising the estate-tax exemption so that tax doesn't bite until you're really rich.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aspirational Economics 101] Reference

So, make sure you have an active agent associated with your policy, especially if -- for estate-tax purposes -- it is held in a trust.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Variable-Life Policies] Reference