A bill becomes law if signed by the President or if not signed within 10 days and Congress is in session. If Congress adjourns before the 10 days and the President has not signed the bill then it does not become law (Pocket Veto.)
Amounts paid. or reasonably expected to be paid during estate administration are deductible on Form 706; or, executor can elect to. claim some administration expenses on Form 1041 when paid. On Form 1041, expense is subject to 2% adjusted gross.
The deduction is not available to nonresidents. Taxpayers must retain all expense receipts as proof of the amounts paid. The deduction is limited to $5,000 per dependent. For 2009 and 2010, The deduction is for 50 percent of the costs paid per dependent, limited to $5,000. If a dependent's expenses exceed $10,000, the deduction is limited to $5,000. If one dependent's expenses are $8,000 and the second dependent's expenses are $12,000âthe total deduction allowed is $4,000 for the first dependent and $5,000 for the second dependent for a total deduction of $9,000.