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In 2020, the federal estate tax basic exclusion amount is $11.58 million. In 2026, the federal estate tax basic exclusion amount sunsets back to about $6 million ($5 million adjusted for inflation).

The estates of people who died in 2020 are not required to file a federal estate tax return if their gross estate is less than $11.58 million. But it may make a great deal of sense for those estate to file the IRS Form 706 - even though they are not required to - in order to make the portability election.

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Paul Rabalais
Estate Planning Attorney
www.RabalaisEstatePlanning.com