When you are planning your estate, one of the most important things to consider is potential estate tax exposure.
In the United States we have a federal estate tax, and it can significantly erode the wealth that you are passing along to your loved ones. Everyone does not pay the tax, because there is a credit or exclusion. At the time of this writing in 2015 the exact amount of the federal estate tax exclusion is $5.43 million.
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