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The truth about the estate tax: You’re probably not going to have to pay it

November 21, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Republicans, Taxes Leave a comment

The latest incarnation of a Republican tax “plan” includes repealing the estate tax. Republicans love to give it an evil connotation by referring to

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