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District of Columbia: rules and deadlines at a glance
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Medicaid long-term care · Small estate limits · Will and trust rules · Estate and inheritance tax · Common law marriage · Property tax rates · Medicaid expansion · Inheritance tax · Social Security tax
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| Home equity limit | $1,130,000 |
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| Look-back | 60 months (5 years) |
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| Small estate limit | $40,000 by affidavit; $80,000 by court small-estate process |
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| Wait after death | 60 days (affidavit) |
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| Real estate | Court process only |
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| Witnesses | 2 |
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| Handwritten will | Not valid |
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| Uniform Trust Code | Yes |
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| Estate tax | Yes: estates over $4,988,400, taxed at 11.2%-16% |
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| Inheritance tax | No inheritance tax |
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| New ones allowed? | Yes |
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| Status | Recognized |
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| Effective rate | 0.60% |
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| On a $300,000 home | $1,800 a year |
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| Expanded? | Yes |
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| Since | Jan. 1, 2014 |
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| Inheritance tax? | No |
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| Sibling pays | No inheritance tax |
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