Currently, a 40% federal estate tax applies to estate values topping $13.61 million for individuals and $27.22 million for married couples.
When someone dies, their heirs have nine months to file a federal estate tax return if their inheritance meets those minimums.
Here's how a Graegin loan could work in practice, according to Doyle:Related storiesHeirs of a $10 million estate could be on the hook for $4 million in federal estate taxes.
The taxable estate is $1 million less, which means the family will save $400,000 in estate taxes considering the 40% tax rate.
More households will be on the hook for estate taxes, and loans to pay them could become more popular.
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