The most important real
estate tax benefit of the vetoed bill was the 50 percent exclusion for capital gains income, which effectively reduced the top individual capital gains rate to 19.8 percent.
Even
the estate tax benefit is questionable, said E.J. McMahon, research director at the Empire Center, a state fiscal watchdog group.
There is one way Roth IRAs provide
an estate tax benefit.
For example, a revocable trust does not provide
any estate tax benefit as the assets are still included in the decedent's taxable estate.
Charitable Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity allows you to benefit from an income tax deduction and also may provide capital gains and
estate tax benefits.
The estate tax benefit is listed below.