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The Tax Relief Act of 2010 provided individual taxpayers with, among other things, the ability to gift $5 million free of gift tax.

 But the provisions in the Act are due to expire on the last day of 2012. It is unclear whether any provision will be extended into 2013 and beyond, so it is important to take advantage of the generous exemption while we are certain of its availability. If you own private business interests or other rapidly appreciating assets, and would like to gift those to the next generation at the lowest possible tax cost, you may want to act sooner rather than later. The Tax Relief Act of 2010 included a 400 percent increase in the lifetime gift tax exemption,…

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