A002035
Saturday, December 15, 2001 7:39 PM
reply: from victim's son
I appreciate your interest and response to my statements. It is nice to know
that there is a real person on the other end of this note, who cares.
I read in USATODAY that congress is likely to pass a bill which allows for a
larger estate tax exclusion for the victim's families. We are all VERY
grateful for that recognition. In our case there were credit card benefits
which were mandated by the insurance company to be paid to the estate of
both our parents. This caused us to be exposed to estate taxes. Normally, we
would of had the benefits paid to a beneficiary directly avoiding these
taxes. However, this estate planning issue was missed in my parents estate
planning process. These things are so rare that it was just overlooked. So
we are glad that congress is recognizing this.
Additionally, You may want to realize that by reducing our benefit under the
"Fund" by the amount our parents had in their estate or was received by
insurance would only force us to go another direction in compensating our
family for the loss we had. Thereby defeating the main role of the fund i.e.
creating a system to expediate the legal process and get this whole thing
behind our nation.
I extend my thoughts to you openly. I honestly think that the intention of
the government is to help get this behind us. If I can be of any further
assistance to you, please feel free to ask.
Thank you for you interest and thoughts on this important matter.
Sincerely,
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