This citizenship requirement tells you something about the value of the marital deduction as an estate planning strategy. The tax man does not extend the marital deduction to non-citizens because a surviving spouse who is a citizen of another country could return to that country with a tax-free inheritance.
Topics covered in this report include:
- Estate Tax Exclusion Portability
- Federal Gift Tax
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