The Step-Up in Basis: The Tax Provision That Quietly Shapes Generational Wealth
Decades of accumulated capital gains can disappear at death thanks to a single line in the tax code. How the step-up in basis works, what it covers, and why it has become controversial.
April 29, 2026
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