Comments | gaz25: Law Students Can't Do Math

gaz25

Law Students Can't Do Math

Apr 11, 2006 21:59

Gift & Estate Tax (a.k.a. Federal Transfer Taxation) is much more complicated than one would think, and yes, I know one would think it is quite complicated to begin with. Take that initial percieved level of complication, add in the fact that I have taken Federal Income Tax already, and I am in Estate Planning and Philanthropy (basically a tax ( Read more... )

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ibrt April 12 2006, 04:34:43 UTC

I think I speak for the rest of us when I say....

Huh?

jwdjd2007 April 12 2006, 12:28:41 UTC

I can't believe I'm posting this on here.... but aren't those rates progressive up to the unified credit amount? I might be completely wrong - but it's that kind of reasoning that's kept me from trying to calculate the tentative tax on my own!!

gaz25 April 12 2006, 14:25:09 UTC

Yes, but I was doing a problem in the book, trying to find where they came up with their numbers in order to understand WTF was going on - you'll see when you do the reading. It's well over 50% numbers...

http://wiseabove.blogspot.com anonymous September 15 2008, 01:14:33 UTC

Funny, I can't do math, either; however, my punk-U-ation will knock-thy-sox-off, girl.