(I said this in response to a comment, but there seems to be a lot of confusion on the estate tax all over this sub-thread -- sorry for the repeat) An estate o

(I said this in response to a comment, but there seems to be a lot of confusion on the estate tax all over this sub-thread -- sorry for the repeat) An estate of 5 million pays $0 in estate tax. The tax is on the amount (net of deductions) OVER 5.34 million. A net $6m estate would pay about 4% (264k), not 40%.