The tax implications of the health care law 
Are you ready for a 3.8 percent surcharge tax?
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Tags: estate planning, health care reform, IRA, retirement planning, Roth IRA, surcharge tax, taxation, trusts and estates
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the health care law late last month, the decision upholding the individual health insurance mandate made headlines.
But lost in the details and unknown to many was the 3.8 percent surcharge tax on net investment income set to take effect Jan. 1, 2013.
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