Oct 30, 2024 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
An increase in income tax rate means you'll pay a higher percentage of your income to the government. This directly reduces your disposable income, the money you have left after taxes for spending or saving. This can make it harder to afford basic necessities, save...
Sep 18, 2024 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Pat Soldano, Taxes
Make Your Voice Count: Share How Tax Policies Impact Your Family Business The House Ways & Means Committee wants your input on key tax issues. Submit your comments today through the new Comment Portal! Pat Soldano’s latest article, published by Family Business...
Dec 27, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Highlights of recently enacted Tax Reform Bill (HR1 “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017”) Individuals Double the estate, GST and gift tax exemption ($5.6 million to $11.2 million, indexed for inflation) for estates of decedents dying and gifts made after December 31, 2017,...
Apr 24, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Make Your Voice Heard on Capitol Hill Contact your members of Congress now and ask them to stand with family businesses by joining the Caucus. This week’s developments show continued momentum behind efforts to tax high earners, with California’s billionaire-tax fight...
Apr 10, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Make Your Voice Heard on Capitol Hill Contact your members of Congress now and ask them to stand with family businesses by joining the Caucus. This week’s developments show wealth-tax and “millionaires tax” proposals gaining traction across both federal and state...
Apr 3, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Make Your Voice Heard on Capitol Hill Contact your members of Congress now and ask them to stand with family businesses by joining the Caucus. Momentum is building behind “tax the rich” policies ahead of 2028, with national Democrats debating wealth and billionaire...
Mar 23, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Owned Business, Taxes
What is your Top Concern: Income Tax, Estate Tax, or Wealth Tax? Real influence starts with real input. Take a few minutes to weigh in. POTUS Signs EO on Affordable Home Construction: On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) to address regulatory...
Mar 6, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Policy Is Moving. Add Your Voice Now. Real influence starts with real input. Take a few minutes to weigh in. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) proposed a federal 5% annual tax on wealth above $1 billion. States and localities are simultaneously...
Feb 13, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Coverage of wealth taxes this week frames California’s wealth tax push as both a healthcare-funding response and a broader ideological fight over causes and consequences-from claims that inflation and long-run dollar devaluation fuel resentment toward billionaires to...
Feb 6, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes, Wealth Tax
Building on last week’s divide, the California debate has sharpened around the mechanics and consequences of the proposed one‑time 5% wealth tax on billionaires. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is pushing for a compromise amid backlash from industry leaders like Sergey Brin and...
Jan 28, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
Global Wealth Tax Gains Steam: Governments worldwide, from the United Kingdom (UK) and France to U.S. states like California and New York, are increasingly considering “tax the rich” measures to close budget gaps through higher property taxes, elevated investment...
