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Federal Estate & Gift Tax Tables

 

I.  Unified Credit

Year of Death

Exclusion Amount

2007 and 2008

$2,000,000

2009

$3,500,000

2010

Repealed

2011

$1,000,000

 

II.  Federal Estate and Gift Tax  2007 - 2009

Taxable Transfer

Tax On Column 1 +

Tax Rates On Excess

From

To

$0

$10,000

 $0

18%

10,001

20,000

1,800

20%

20,001

40,000

3,800

22%

40,001

60,000

8,200

24%

60,001

80,000

13,000

26%

80,001

100,000

18,200

28%

100,001

150,000

23,800

30%

150,001

250,000

38,800

32%

250,001

500,000

70,800

34%

500,001

750,000

155,800

37%

750,001

1,000,000

248,300

39%

1,000,001

1,250,000

345,800

41%

1,250,001

1,500,000

448,300

43%

1,500,001

2,000,000

555,800

45%

2,000,001   780,800 46%

Note that gifts and estates are not taxed in the lower brackets because of the use of the "applicable exclusion amount," also known as the "unified credit." The unified credit amounts for the estate and gift taxes are known immediately below.