Jan 20, 2020 | Estate Taxes, Family Businesses, Family Enterprise USA
Today Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX) introduced the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2020 (HR 5652) in the House of Representatives, the identical companion bill for the Rate Reduction Act legislation pending in the Senate (S. 176)! The legislation would tie...
Jan 17, 2020 | Family Enterprise USA
Michael Bennet Bennet has introduced his economic plan which he calls his “Real Deal” as a contrast to what he clearly sees as the pie-in-the-sky type of plans from those candidates to his left, and a way to avoid a quagmire over Medicare for All. The plan...
Jan 7, 2020 | Estate Taxes, Family Business Survey
Reducing Over Regulation. Reducing Or Repealing Estate Tax. Simplifying Tax Code Family business are key drivers of economic development, but taxes and regulations hinder growth. Family businesses tell us top priorities are: Reducing Over Regulation Reducing Or...
Dec 27, 2019 | Family Enterprise USA
Joe Biden Biden to Target Tax-Avoiding Companies Like Amazon With Minimum Federal Levy Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to pay for $3.2 trillion in policy proposals with new and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations, including a measure...
Dec 23, 2019 | Estate Taxes, Family Enterprise USA
As congress wrapped up its work for the year, there was a flurry of activity on our bills. The full repeal bill in the House (HR 218) picked up six new supporters, bringing the total to 127. They are Representatives Chris Stewart (R-UT), Roger Williams (R-TX), David...
Dec 21, 2019 | Family Enterprise USA, Taxes
If you’ve seen the recent FEUSA/PATG presentation on Voter Sentiment and Tax Policy, you know we highlight the fact that most of the tax deals happen at the end of the year when Congress has a deadline and wants to leave town. It wasn’t much different this year as...
Dec 10, 2019 | Family Enterprise USA, Income Taxes
Great Britain’s top 1 percent are now paying more than a third of the country’s income taxes, according to a new study from the Institute for Fiscal Studies — painting a picture of a rather progressive U.K. tax system. Right now, more than two in five...
Dec 10, 2019 | Family Enterprise USA
Joe Biden All in all, Biden’s infrastructure plan adds up to $1.3 trillion, and the former vice president’s team promises that “every cent ” will come out of the wealthy’s pockets. The menu of tax-the-rich options includes...
Dec 10, 2019 | Estate Taxes, Family Enterprise USA, Taxes
Another week, another plethora of proposals to tax the rich. Most of these plans are from presidential aspirants, with an assist to outside groups who are more than happy to outline the various ways the taxation could be accomplished. Just this week we got an...
Oct 14, 2019 | Estate Taxes
I want to thank all of the Family Enterprise USA and Policy and Taxation Group members that flew into Washington, DC to participate in our combined Board Meetings and Capitol Hill visits. Having family business leaders join us on Capitol Hill as we explain the need...
