Bush tax cuts 101: Who will get what if Obama deal passes?

The tax-cut accord is a broad package that, if approved by Congress, would include much more than just a two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts. Here's a look at who gets what.

Estate-tax filers

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Investor Warren Buffett testified on Capitol Hill about the estate tax in 2007.

Under this week's deal the estate tax would not end (as many Republicans hoped) nor would it revert back to 55 percent (as would occur under current law). Instead estates would be taxed at a 35 percent rate, with a $5 million exemption. Wealthy Americans with estates worth more than $1 million are the big beneficiary of this move.

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