Federal Estate & Gifts Taxes:

New York

New York

Transfer (or death) during years:

Gift Tax

Estate Tax

Exclusion Amt

Exclusion Amt

1998

$625,000

$115,000

$300,000

as of 10/1/98

1999

$650,000

$300,000

$300,000

2000 + 2001

$670,000

No Gift Tax as of 1/1/00

sop tax only as of 2/1/00

2002 + 2003

$700,000

No Gift Tax

sop tax only

2004

$850,000

No Gift Tax

sop tax only

2005

$950,000

No Gift Tax

sop tax only

2006 + later

$1,000,000

No Gift Tax

sop tax only

"sop tax" refers to a New York estate tax equivilant to the

Federal credit for state death taxes paid. Thus, there is no

cost to the estate of dying a New York resident under this rule.