Joel and Rachel are both retired. Married for 50 years, theyve amassed an estate worth $10 million.

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Joel and Rachel are both retired. Married for 50 years, they’ve amassed an estate worth $10 million. The couple has no trusts or other types of tax-sheltered assets. If Joel or Rachel dies in 2021, how much federal estate tax would the surviving spouse have to pay, assuming that the estate is taxed at the 40 percent rate?

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Personal Finance

ISBN: 9781264101597

14th Edition

Authors: Jack Kapoor, Les Dlabay, Robert Hughes, Melissa Hart

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