Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog

According to experts, the tax deal and extension of the estate tax will not create a retroactive gift tax liability. Thank heavens for sma...

The battle cry against the estate tax usually rages around “farmers and family businesses.” Chuck Grassley (Iowa) has been insisting that ...

Congress and the President are working out final details on a tax compromise that includes a revision to the estate tax for 2011. Over 100...

After long last, we finally see what will happen with the estate tax in 2011. Until Congress made this move, the estate tax was set to ret...

Although a deal may have been reached for the Bush tax cuts, and an unemployment benefit extension, Congress seems to have forgotten about...

Experts predict that a compromise on the Bush-era tax cuts may involve a return of the estate tax. Without any action at all, the estate t...

While Congress continues to debate whether or not to extend the Bush tax cuts, some members of the Senate have reportedly been considering...

As it gets closer and closer to the end of 2010, experts are beginning to wonder if Congress will make any changes to the estate tax or no...

BP, Oil Spills, and Giving Up Tax Breaks No Progress in California Budget; May Soon Impact Tax Refunds Mickey Mouse, the Est...

From AutomatedTrader.net: A Republican-led effort to permanently repeal the estate tax garnered only 39 votes in the Senate, as the motio...

Senate rejects permanent estate tax death New Harris poll shows Americans still trimming daily expenses Small business form – Partners...

From Reuters.com: Two senators, a Democrat and a Republican, have reintroduced a proposal to reinstate the estate tax, which lapsed this...

From LA Times.com : Dan Duncan is reportedly the first billionaire to die during the one year since 1916 in which there is no estate tax...

In the face of record-breaking deficits, lawmakers are looking for ways to increase tax collections. And the estate tax is ripe for changes....

Check out the following new Questions for the Tax Lady answers and feel free to ask me questions through one of the links below. You can s...

From NYTimes.com : The disappearance of the federal estate tax this year has created confusion and frustration among the wealthy, even am...

On January 1, 2010 the federal estate tax disappeared. While every tax-minded person out there, myself included, assumed Congress would st...

We are currently without an estate tax and as 2010 continues, Congress is making little progress on fixing the tax law that created this s...

Seven tax tips for business Claiming the residential energy credit Estate Tax: leave it alone IRS oversight board releases 2009 annua...

From Forbes.com : An Illinois woman inherited just about $100 million this year. Estate taxes could consume 53%, 45%, 16% or none of it, ...