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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: longtimebrk ✭  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: I keep selling into this rally
Date: 11/05/26 10:08 AM
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from Gemini on the odds of the Stepped Up Basis going away:


What is More Likely: Targeted Limitations

Instead of going away completely, any future structural changes are far more likely to mirror past proposals by the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations, which aimed to chip away at the benefit rather than abolish it entirely.
• High Exemption Caps: Future legislation would likely preserve the step-up for the vast majority of Americans, applying a repeal or tax-at-death mechanism only to gains exceeding a high threshold (e.g., capping the step-up at $1 million or $5 million in lifetime gains per person).
• Carve-outs for Primary Residences: Family homes, farms, and small businesses would almost certainly receive generous exemptions or multi-year tax deferrals to protect heirs from forced liquidations.

so net net - probably some cap.

My Estate Attorney does not think it will go away.
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