Unlimited Marital Deduction
This provision of federal estate tax laws allows individuals to leave their entire estate to a surviving spouse tax free if the surviving spouse is a U.S. citizen.
U.S. Savings Bonds
Represent loans to the federal government, to be repaid in full, with interest, at a specified future date known as the maturity date. Series EE bonds issued today are sold at a 50% discount to face value (the amount paid at maturity).