Brief Effects of Estate Tax Reform on Charitable Giving
Jon M. Bakija, William G. Gale
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We find that estate tax repeal would reduce charitable bequests by between 22 and 37 percent, or between $3.6 billion and $6 billion per year. Previous studies are consistent with this finding, and also imply that repeal would reduce giving during life by a similar magnitude in dollar terms. The implied reduction in annual charitable donations in life and at death of $10 billion due to estate tax repeal implies that, each year, the nonprofit sector would lose resources equivalent to the total grants currently made by the largest 110 foundations in the United States.
Research Areas Taxes and budgets
Tags Individual taxes Federal budget and economy