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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate and gift tax and to simplify the estate and gift tax rates.

H.R. 3886 · 115th Congress · Sep 28, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Estate and gift tax reforms

(a)
Increase in unified credit—
(1)
In general— Section 2010(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “$5,000,000” and inserting “$50,000,000”.
(2)
Inflation adjustment— Section 2010(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended—
(A)
by striking “2011” in the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting “2017”; and
(B)
by striking “2010” in clause (ii) and inserting “2016”.
(b)
Simplification of rates— Section 2001(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

“(c) Tentative tax—The tentative tax computed under this subsection is 20 percent of the amount with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed.”

(c)
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall apply to decedents dying, and gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this section.