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- From: ask@cbnews.cb.att.com (Arthur S. Kamlet)
- Subject: Re: Inheritance forthcoming...advice sought
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:10:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.221052.7453@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- Keywords: Loop Holes
- References: <1992Nov13.203738.16082@src.dec.com> <1992Nov13.221124.25275@novell.com> <1992Nov19.181931.17451@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1992Nov19.181931.17451@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> mpb@troy.cc.bellcore.com (bunz,marcus p) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov13.221124.25275@novell.com>, bradley@novell.com (Brad Soe) writes:
- >> In article <1992Nov13.203738.16082@src.dec.com> pardo@src.dec.com (Phil Pardo) writes:
- >> >I am expecting an inheritance soon that is in the neighborhood
- >> >of 10 to 15K. Does anyone out there know of any loop holes that
- >> >might exist to get around the taxes that will have to be paid on
- >> >it or if there is a manner in which to invest it before I physically
- >> >touch the money?
- >> >
- >> >Any and all advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
- >>
- >> Is this person still alive? Anyway, he/she can give you 10K Free and clear
- >> as a gift right now. You can inherit the other 5K later. A person is allowed
- >> to give a gift up to 10K lump sum per year with out any tax penalty. You
- >> would have to pay tax on the other 5K though, but not on the 10K.
- >>
- >> There are other ways, but this is the easiest.
- >
- >WRONG!!! The gift/inheritance tax is paid by the GIVER, not the GIVEE.
- >Also, keep in mind that any such gift reduces the $600,000 that is subject
- >to estate taxest when the giver reaches the end of this vail of tears.
-
-
- Just a clarification:
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- The amount by which a gift exceeds $10,000 in a year is what reduces
- the $600,000 amount. (Actually reduces the unified -- gift + estate
- - tax credit, but the effect is the same.
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- Art Kamlet a_s_kamlet@att.com AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
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