The Trump and Clinton Estate Tax Plans Explained - McDermott Will & Emery

The Trump and Clinton Estate Tax Plans Explained

Overview


Carlyn McCaffrey said in this podcast interview that Hillary Clinton’s estate tax proposal “is probably going to double the number of estates that are required to file estate tax returns … The options for taking protective measures are going to decrease.” By contrast, Ms. McCaffrey continued, Donald Trump’s estate tax proposal “is very simple: he wants to eliminate what he calls ‘the death tax.’”