[A CA Guy]

This year there is a 2 million dollar deduction that goes as high as near 4.5 million in 2000 I think.

Then I think it expires and might go back to something like the old 600k.

By the way, interesting piece of knowledge.

If you are not a USA citizen, the deductions don't exist and they owe in a big way past the first 20k or so.

[A CA Guy]

That is 4.5 million by 2009.

2010 may see it all go away and back to something old like 600k.

[Mamzelle]

re: If you are not a USA citizen, the deductions don't exist and they owe in a big way past the first 20k or so.)))

Really? How does inheritance of aliens in the US work? I didn't know this. I wonder why Bush hasn't thrown all his heart into changing this. If Vicente wants to live in the US, surely he can leave his feudalistic fortune to his kids?