The Tax Policy Center has recently posted tables displaying the impact of the estate tax. The analysis shows just how few people would benefit from a repeal of the estate tax:
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NPP: Trillion Dollar Tradeoff 11/14/2003

The Natinal Priorities Project (NPP) recently released illustrations of the cost of an estate tax repeal broken down by state.

From their website: "NPP offers two factsheets that show what estate tax repeal would cost the nation and selected states and what that revenue could buy in local services instead."

The Estate Tax and Charitable Giving: State-by-State Analysis 10/14/2003
Research has shown that eliminating the estate tax would have a significant negative impact on giving to charitable organizations. Using state-level data on charitable revenue, this report estimates the state-by-state loss in charitable giving that would result from a full elimination of the estate tax. For the nation as a whole, estate tax elimination would have reduced charitable giving in 2001 by an estimated $10 billion. On average, states would have lost $187 million in annual charitable giving, with larger states losing considerable more.

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As part of its annual look at budget scenarios, which includes a wide array of tax and revenue options, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released an analysis of four different options for the estate tax and the revenue effects of each option. Read More

National Women's Law Center: "Permanent Tax Breaks for the Wealthiest 2% Are Unfair" 06/06/2002
This June 2002 2-page fact sheet from the National Women's Law Center provides a concise look at -- among other aspects of estate tax repeal -- a comparison between the extremely limited number of people who would benefit from permanent repeal of the estate tax with the vast number of people who could benefit from using the funds preserved through sensible reform to strengthen Social Security.

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CBPP Analysis: "Costly Permanent Estate Tax Repeal Would Benefit Only A Few, Very Large Estates" 06/05/2002
This June 3, 2002 analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines the many problems with permanent repeal of the estate tax, as proposed by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Phil Gramm (R-TX) -- and provides a comparison with the relatively lower costs of sensible reform options.

More CBPP analyses of the estate tax are available on the Center's website.



Citizens for Tax Justice: Estate Tax Questions 05/23/2002
Citizen for Tax Justice provides answers to many of your questions about the history of the estate tax and reasons for maintaining the tax.

CTJ Estate Tax Analysis

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NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby -- Position Paper 05/23/2002
NETWORK opposes the permanent repeal the estate tax. As millions of people – parents and children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and the working poor – are forced to meet their most basic needs through charity, we are dismayed that the focus of attention is not on meeting their needs, but is on furthering tax cuts that will benefit the most affluent.

Read the full NETWORK Position Statement on Permanent Repeal of the Estate Tax

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Independent Sector Policy Position on the Estate Tax and Charitable Tax Bequests 05/23/2002
Read Independent Sector's Policy Position on the Estate Tax.

The statement outlines the negative effects of estate tax repeal on charitable giving.

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The Charitable Implications of the Estate Tax 05/23/2002
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Is Estate Tax Repeal Really About Helping Small Businesses and Family Farmers? 05/02/2001
A major reason cited for repealing the estate tax is that it “is killing family business,” including family farms. But the facts simply do not support this contention. Read More

Impact on the States 03/16/2001
Most state treasuries benefit directly from the estate tax by "picking up" a portion of the federal estate taxes paid by estates in their states.
The following analyses detail the impact full repeal of the estate tax will have on each state. Read More

The Estate Tax and Charitable Giving 02/08/2001
OMB Watch has noted that repeal of the estate tax would have three adverse impacts: it would increase concentrations of wealth and power; it would sharply curtail charitable giving; and it would reduce federal revenues likely causing cuts in programs serving low-income and vulnerable families. In this fact sheet we begin to explore the connection between charitable giving and the estate tax. Read More

Estate Tax and Government Revenue 02/08/2001
Because of the debate over repeal of the estate tax, OMB Watch has produced a series of articles providing background on the tax. This fact sheet focuses on the impact the estate tax has on government revenue. As with other discussions of the estate tax, we include the gift tax and generation-skipping transfer taxes in the discussion when we use the term estate tax, since it is a unified tax. Read More

Repeal of the Estate Tax: Impact on Nonprofits 01/29/2001
An overview of the estate tax and the impact repeal would have on the ability of nonprofits to serve their communities. Read More