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  2. MACRS - Wikipedia

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    The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) is the current tax depreciation system in the United States. Under this system, the capitalized cost (basis) of tangible property is recovered over a specified life by annual deductions for depreciation.

  3. Life estate - Wikipedia

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    The ownership of a life estate is of limited duration because it ends at the death of a person. Its owner is the life tenant (typically also the 'measuring life') and it carries with it right to enjoy certain benefits of ownership of the property, chiefly income derived from rent or other uses of the property and the right of occupation, during his or her possession.

  4. Estate tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The estate tax is part of the federal unified gift and estate tax in the United States. The other part of the system, the gift tax, applies to transfers of property during a person's life. In addition to the federal government, 12 states tax the estate of the deceased.

  5. IRS Increases Gift and Estate Tax Exempt Limits - AOL

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    Barring an extension or new legislation, the lifetime estate and gift tax exemption is due to revert to the pre-2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act level of $5.49 million at midnight on Dec. 31, 2025.

  6. Depreciation recapture - Wikipedia

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    When a taxpayer purchases a tax-deductible asset for use over several years, the taxpayer can deduct a percentage of the asset's value from their yearly taxable income over the life of the asset. (See IRC § 167, 168 and the IRS tables of class lives and recovery periods). The IRS publishes specific depreciation schedules for different classes ...

  7. Understanding Conventional Life Estates - AOL

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    A conventional life estate grants possession and limited ownership of an asset to someone for as long as they live. It can be created using a deed, specified in a will or included as part of a trust.

  8. IRS Section 7702: Life Insurance Tax Definition - AOL

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    Section 7702 of the IRS code is designed to ensure that cash value life insurance policies aren’t misused as tax shelters. If you have a cash value policy in place already, it’s likely that ...

  9. Private annuity trust - Wikipedia

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    PAT payment amounts are based on IRS Life expectancy tables for a single individual, or for the joint lives of the asset owner and his or her spouse. The lifetime annuity payments are then made from the PAT assets and/or investment earnings from asset or, alternately, the asset is sold and the proceeds are reinvested by the trustee to fund the ...