IRS Extends Deadline for Some Surviving Spouses to “Inherit” Deceased Spouse’s Estate Tax Exemption
January 29, 2014
Estate Tax
The Federal Estate Tax Law sometimes allows a surviving spouse to “inherit” a deceased spouse’s unused estate tax exemption. This reduces the estate tax to the family when the surviving spouse dies, under current law saving the family as much as 40 cents of estate tax for every dollar of…