Massachusetts Approves New Law Increasing Estate Tax Threshold

Governor Healy signed Bill H. 4104 into law on October 4, 2023, which increases the Massachusetts estate tax threshold from $1,000,000.00 to $2,000,000.00 and increases the tax credit to $99,600.00.  This law applies to all deaths on or after January 1, 2023.  This law also eliminates the “cliff effect” whereby a decedent’s whole estate is taxed once it hits the estate tax threshold, not just the amount over the threshold. 

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