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MA S2088

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Tarr

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Raises the Massachusetts estate tax exemption threshold to $5,000,000, eliminating estate tax for estates valued at or below this amount
  • Reduces taxable estate values by $5,000,000 before calculating the estate tax credit for estates above the threshold
  • Establishes annual inflation adjustments to the exemption amount based on quarterly salary and wage changes in Massachusetts, as determined by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • Applies retroactively to estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2024
  • Sponsored by Senator Bruce E. Tarr (First Essex and Middlesex) and filed on January 16, 2025

Legislative Description

Relative to modernizing the estate tax

Last Action

Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

11/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Revenue2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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