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Article: State of the State on Estate Planning.

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June 1, 2005
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Tax season is over, and here I am on a lovely cool Sunday afternoon in April playing with Estate Tax Planners.

I was reviewing comparative scenarios involving use of GRIT, GRAT & GRUT when my brain had a DIRECT SKIP. I mean, why explore the State of Estate Tax Planning Software at a time when the House of Representatives has just passed a Bill to repeal the Federal Estate Tax? Don't look now, but the Senate is working on similar legislation.

Everyone knows that with the repeal of the Federal Estate Tax there will be no need to plan for the demise of our clients, right? Well, maybe I had better think this one through ... I suppose all Who plan to plan, ...

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