Detailed Table of Contents
CHAPTER 18
ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS

§ 18.01   Overview of Estate and Gift Taxes on Retirement Benefits
-----[1]   Gift Tax on Beneficiary Designation
-----[2]   Estate Tax on Retirement Benefits
-----[3]   Income Tax Deduction for Federal Estate Taxes Paid
§ 18.02   Gift Tax on Beneficiary Designation
-----[1]   Retiree Unlikely to Incur Gift Taxes
-----[2]   Marital Deduction for Irrevocable Gifts to Spouse
-----[3]   The $1,000,000 Lifetime Exemption
§ 18.03   Estate Tax Treatment of Retirement Benefits
-----[1]   Taxable Estate and Effect of the
Applicable Exclusion
-----[2]   The Marital Deduction
-----[3]   Exclusion Dependent on Certain Pre-1985 Events
-----[4]   Effective Use of the
Applicable Exclusion
§ 18.04   Income Tax Deductions for Estate Tax Paid
-----[1]   Estate Tax Paid on Inherited Income
-----[2]   Retirement and Annuity Payments as Inherited Income
-----[3]   Computation of Income Tax Deduction for Portion of Estate Tax Liability





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