Estate Planning in Politically Uncertain Times

“The estate tax repeal is the art of the deal giveback. I’m glad the president had the foresight to put this in his plan —it actually shows his unselfishness. By design, he’ll take the incoming fire from the left and then he’ll cede the repeal and give the other side a victory, too. For the good of the country and the forgotten middle class, the White House will likely negotiate a bump in the minimum estate value taxable from $5.49 million to $10 million to $20 million.” Trugman, NY Post 10/1/17