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Law School Course

Federal Estate & Gift Tax

LAW 647 | 2-3 Hours

An introduction to the tax aspects of basic estate planning. Topics include federal taxation of inter vivos transfers, revocable and incomplete transfers, exclusions, the unified estate tax credit, and the correlation between income and estate taxation. Also covered are the federal taxation of property owned at death, jointly held property, property transferred within three years of death, retained life estates, life insurance, and powers of appointment; marital and charitable deductions; federal estate tax credits, deductions, and exemptions; and valuation problems.

Prerequisite(s): LAW 643 and LAW 644