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Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017

H.R. 451 · 115th Congress · Jan 11, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017”.

Sec. 2 Repeal of estate tax and retention of basis step-up

Effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2016, chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.