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Prior Revisions of Form 706
| After | For Decedents Dying and |
Before | Use Revision of
Form 706 Dated |
| December 31, 1997 | January 1, 1999 | July 1998 | |
| December 31, 1998 | January 1, 2001 | July 1999 | |
| December 31, 2000 | January 1, 2002 | November 2001 | |
| December 31, 2001 | January 1, 2003 | August 2002 | |
| December 31, 2002 | January 1, 2004 | August 2003 | |
| December 31, 2003 | January 1, 2005 | August 2004 | |
| December 31, 2004 | January 1, 2006 | August 2005 | |
| December 31, 2005 | January 1, 2007 | October 2006 |
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Use this revision of Form 706 only for the estates of decedents dying in calendar year 2007.
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The maximum tax rate for the estates of decedents dying in 2007 has decreased to 45%.
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The Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007, P.L. 110-28, extends the application of income tax return preparer penalties to all tax return preparers, including estate tax return preparers. See Penalties, Return preparer on page 3 for more information.
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The decedent's authority over certain financial accounts in a foreign country must be reported on Part 4—General Information. See Line 14. Foreign Accounts on page 12 for more details.
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Various dollar amounts and limitations relevant to Form 706 are indexed for inflation. For decedents dying in 2007, the following amounts have increased:
(a) the ceiling on special-use valuation is $940,000 and (b) the amount used in computing the 2% portion of estate tax payable in installments is $1,250,000. The IRS will publish amounts for future years in an annual revenue procedure.
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Beginning with the estates of decedent's dying and generation-skipping transfers occurring after December 31, 2003, the generation-skipping transfer (GST) exemption is equal to the applicable exclusion amount. For 2007, that amount is $2,000,000.
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