Surviving Spouse Estate & Gift Tax Exclusion - John R. Dundon II, Enrolled Agent
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Surviving Spouse Estate & Gift Tax Exclusion

14 Nov Surviving Spouse Estate & Gift Tax Exclusion

Posted at 00:00h in Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Tax Deductible Expenses, Tax Filing Status, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Trusts by
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IRS Notice 2011-82 makes available the ability for taxpayers to pass along their unused estate & gift tax exclusion amounts to their surviving spouse if an estate tax return is filed. This new portability election allows estates of married taxpayers to pass along the unused part of their exclusion amount ($5 million cap in 2011) to their surviving spouse,which in theory should eliminate the need to do silly things like re-title property etc.

It is expected that most estates of people who are married will want to make the portability election, including people who are not required to file an estate tax return for some other reason. The only way to make the election is by properly and timely filing an estate tax return on Form 706. As bizarre as this seems, there are no special boxes to check or statements needed to make the election. The estate tax return is due nine months after the date of death. Estates unable to meet this deadline can request an automatic six-month filing extension by filing Form 4768. Estates of those who died before 2011 are not eligible to make this election. Stay tuned in further regulation on the matter.

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