Federal Estate Tax

Is estimated on everything you own or have certain interests in at the date of death. The fair market value of these items is used, not necessarily what you paid for them or what their values were when you acquired them. But the gross total of all of these items. Cash, securities, real estate, insurance, trusts, annuities, business interests and other assets can all be taxed under the Federal Estate Tax law.

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