Tax Policy Center: Estate TaxesTax Policy Center reports on: Estate Taxes - The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget, and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.Don't Bury the Estate Tax- June 14, 2002 Hackensack Record The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 phased out the estate tax by 2010, but it is scheduled to be restored, along with the rest of the 2001 tax changes, in 2011. The commentary argues that the federal estate tax is the most progressive tax in the federal system, an important backstop to the income tax, and protects an important source of revenue for the states. It recommends that the tax be reformed rather than abolished.http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?id=900761&RSSFeed=Estate_Taxes.xml |