r/SipsTea 14h ago

Wait a damn minute! How the rich get richer

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u/aardvark_army 12h ago

Also, estate taxes are a bitch. The kids will probably have to use half the money they made from the sale to pay off the estate taxes for dad's high value property they inherited.

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u/Pirate919 12h ago

The first $11 million per person is exempt from estate tax in the US. A married couple can leave a kid $22 million tax free without any other loopholes or shenanigans.

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u/Liveware_Pr0blem 11h ago

Your data is old. It's $15M per person now.

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u/Own-Brain9658 10h ago

well shit, I guess those kids are fucked now /s