Senate Budget Committee Marks Up FY 2025 Budget Resolution: On Feb. 12, the Senate Budget Committee advanced a fiscal...
Estate Taxes Articles
Family Businesses Crave Consistency and Permanency in New Tax Legislation
Pat Soldano’s latest article, “Family businesses crave consistency and permanency in new tax legislation“, published...
An Appropriate Valentine: House and Senate Stake Budget Positions
Republicans in Congress this week continue to discuss ways to move forward President Trump’s legislative agenda...
Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2020
Today Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX) introduced the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2020 (HR 5652) in the...
2019 Family Business Survey Reveals Interest in Reducing Over Regulation
Reducing Over Regulation. Reducing Or Repealing Estate Tax. Simplifying Tax Code Family business are key drivers of...
Full Repeal Bill (HR 218) Picked Up Six New Supporters
As congress wrapped up its work for the year, there was a flurry of activity on our bills. The full repeal bill in the...
A Plethora of Proposals to Tax the Rich
Another week, another plethora of proposals to tax the rich. Most of these plans are from presidential aspirants, with...
From the President – 10-7 – Weekly Update
I want to thank all of the Family Enterprise USA and Policy and Taxation Group members that flew into Washington, DC...
From the President – 9-30 – Weekly Update
WEEKLY UPDATE This might sound strange, but I’ve always been fascinated by tax policy. Besides the need for general...
From the President – 9-9 – Weekly Update
I want to thank all of the Family Enterprise USA andPolicy and Taxation Group members that flew into Washington, DC to...
Pat Soldano Speaking at IvyFON – 9/17/19
Pat Soldano will be speaking at IvyFON on September 17, 2019 in Newport Beach, CA; see link for location and...
From the President – 7-26 – Weekly Update
The big legislative news this week is the sweeping budget deal President Donald Trump, and congressional leaders...
From the President – 7-12 – Weekly Update
It took a while, but the dueling letters” by the wealthy to either tax them more or figure out better ways to create...
From the President – 7-18 – War on the Successful
As reported earlier in the week, Representative MikeThompson (D-CA) introduced the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax...
From the President 6/17
It has become abundantly clear that general public sentiment about the wealthy has been degrading over the last few...
The War on Capitalism – The Whole Story.
While I can’t say I’m pleased with what we learned, I am encouraged that there is a roadmap forward. Capitalism isn’t...
From the President – 7-28 – Weekly Update
Call it the dueling letters. On the eve of the first set of debates by the Democrat candidates for president, a group...
The War on Capitalism – The Whole Story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While I can’t say I’m pleased with what we learned, I am encouraged that there is...
The War on Capitalism – Part 1 of 3
Whether we call it the war on success, or the successful or the war on Capitalism what we’re seeing is a change of...
Pat Soldano – Speaking at FON – Family Office Network
Pat Soldano is speaking at the FON – Family Office Network on 5/14 on; Tax Policy – What Now? Everyone who has a stake...
Review of Reviews: Afterlife of the Death Tax
Throughout the years, there have been many proposed solutions to the estate tax; from increasing it to eliminating it....
Review of Reviews: Afterlife of the Death Tax
Throughout the years, there have been many proposed solutions to the estate tax; from increasing it to eliminating it....
Oprah Winfrey Attacking Taxes on the Rich
Unlike most outspoken Hollywood stars, business moguls and the incredibly wealthy Oprah Winfey has a different take on...
Oprah Winfrey – Attacking Double Taxation
Unlike most outspoken Hollywood stars, business moguls and the incredibly wealthy Oprah Winfey has a different take on...
2019 – Family Business USA Survey
A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER – Pat Soldano I am contacting you to request your help in reaching business-owning families...
Our Work is NOT Complete – The Estate Tax has NOT been repealed.
I’ll say it again, our Work is NOT Complete – The Estate Tax has NOT been repealed. What we saw and heard in President...
Elizabeth Warren Proposes New Wealth Tax
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, two left-leaning economists at the University of California, Berkeley, have been...
Senator Thune Introduces S215; Bill to Repeal Estate and GST Taxes
Senator John Thune introduced S.215 with 28 Cosponsors; a bill that will repeal the estate and GST tax but NOT the...
Congressman Jason Smith (R, MO) Introduces Estate Tax Repeal Bill HR218
Supporters, On 1/8/19 Representative Jason Smith of Missouri introduced HR 218; Death Tax Repeal Act of the 116th...
Congressman Jason Smith (R, MO) Introduces Estate Tax Repeal Bill HR218
Supporters, On 1/8/19 Representative Jason Smith of Missouri introduced HR 218; Death Tax Repeal Act of the 116th...
Senator Thune Introduces S215; Bill to Repeal Estate and GST Taxes
Senator John Thune introduced S.215 with 28 Cosponsors; a bill that will repeal the estate and GST tax but NOT the...
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Cotton, Boozman, Blunt, and Ernst Introduce the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act for 2019; S176
Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Roy Blunt...
Cotton, Boozman, Blunt, and Ernst Introduce the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act for 2019; S176
Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Roy Blunt...
Jason Smith (R-MO) Introduces Estate Tax Repeal Bill HR218
Yesterday, Representative Jason Smith of Missouri introduced HR 218; Death Tax Repeal bill of the 116th Congress with...
Update on S. 3638 from Pat Soldano
An update on S. 3638, Senator Kyl’s (R-AZ) estate tax rate reduction bill introduced on our behalf last month As we...
Senator Kyl Again Seeks to Cut the Death Tax
Seeking to “start the conversation”, Senator Kyl proposed cutting the estate tax rate in half, from 40 percent to that...
Frank Luntz: Death Tax Election Night Polling
“It’s just wrong. The death/estate tax is wrong for one simple reason: death shouldn’t be a taxable offense or action....
Urgent: Support Bill S-3638
Dear Supporters and Friends, We urge you to reach out to your Senator and ask that they sign onto Bill S-3638. If you...
GOP Releases Phase 2 Retirement Details
Below is the link to a summary of details on Tax Reform 2.0 legislation issued by the Ways and Means Committee. Please...
2018 State-by-State Death Tax Chart
Estate Tax by US StateWe maintain a comprehensive report of the status of the estate tax across all US states. You can...
Where the US Stands
How does the US compare?The U.S. has the fourth highest estate or inheritance tax rate of all the OECD countries at 40...
Horror Stories
Estate Tax Horror StoriesBrowse Horror Stories By state: Arkansas California Georgia Illinois Maine Maryland Nebraska...