My Wife is an Alien
Well of course your wife is not an alien! But the way the IRS sees it she may as well be!
We have in Estate Planning the Unlimited Marital Deduction which means you can at death leave as much as you like to your spouse and pay no taxes. BUT this is not true if your spouse is not a United State Citizen.
The IRS fears that your surviving spouse will go back home and take her inheritance and never pay any taxes. A US Citizen on the other hand will be easily subject to the IRS tax man at death.
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