Budget Reconciliation Outlook—Committees Schedule Markups as Congress Addresses Details of Reconciliation Measure:...
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Taxation & Representation: Tax Cuts, Estate Taxes & Budget Updates
White House Considers Allowing Top Marginal Income Tax Rate to Revert to Pre-TCJA Levels: According to a...
Weekly Washington Update: Congress Pushes for Budget Resolution Before Easter—What’s Next?
House and Senate Republican Leaders Align on Reconciliation: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House...
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...
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Estate Tax Horror StoriesBrowse Horror Stories By state: Arkansas California Georgia Illinois Maine Maryland Nebraska...
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09/20/18: Pat Soldano talks about FEUSA Family Business Survey on Exit Radio
Supporters Meeting Recap from 9.27.18
Below is a summary of the PATG-FEUSA Supporters and Members Meeting held on September 27, 2018. I opened the meeting...
Chairman Brady Speaks in Support of Tax Reform 2.0 Before the House Rules Committee
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at the House...
Please Donate to Ditch the Estate Tax
We are in the process of building Ditch the Estate Tax, a social media campaign with the help of Social Driver, a...
PATG Supporters & FEUSA Members Dinner and Meeting
PATG Supporters and FEUSA Members Dinner and Meeting Agenda Please email Pat Soldano at...
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...
Ways and Means to Consider Phase 2 Tax Bill Next Week
House tax writers will meet to consider legislation to make permanent the expiring individual and business tax...
Senator Kyl Returns to Senate to Succeed Sen. John McCain
Excellent news as our good friend and supporter, Senator Kyl will be back in the Senate. From AZ Central Jon Kyl, once...
Analysis of Proposed Tax Regulations for “Pass-Through” Entities
The US Department of the Treasury and the IRS have released Proposed Regulations on Internal Revenue Code Section...
H.R. 6228 Would Permanently Increase Estate Tax & Gift Tax Exemption
Before leaving for last week’s Fourth of July Recess, Ways and Means Committee Member Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)...
Estate Tax Blog
Plan To Attend September Policy and Taxation Group Dinner & Meeting Posted: September 1, 2018 Wednesday, September...
Plan To Attend September Policy and Taxation Group Dinner & Meeting
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 6:00pm Supporters and Members Dinner Acqua Al 2 212 7th Street SE Washington DC...
Estate Tax Update August 2018
Chairman Brady intends to have the House address the 2018 Tax Bill 2.0 when they return from August recess; note that...
2018 Family Businesses Survey Reveals Commitments, Challenges, & Concerns
New Survey of Family Businesses Reveals Commitments, Challenges, & Concerns Ahead Family business are key drivers...
Nunes Introduces Bill to End Capital Gains Taxes on Inflation
Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to eliminate capital gains taxes...
SAVE THE DATE: Policy and Taxation Group Dinner & Meeting
Policy and Taxation Group Supporters Meeting When Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT Where...
Anthony Timberlands
My personal view, for what is might be worth, is that lowering the corporate tax rate from the current 35% to 20% is...
My Estate Tax Experience
June 13, 2018 My father started an aerospace component manufacturing business March 31, 1961 in Maywood, California....
Family Operating 100 Hardware Stores
A family operating 100 hardware stores in the Midwest had to sell the business to a private equity firm in the 3rd...
Why White Castle Supports Repealing the Death Tax
As a family owned business for 97 years now, White Castle has learned a lot about what it takes to create an...
More Than One Bill in Tax Cut 2.0 Package
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said that tax-cut legislation he hopes to unveil in...
Chairman Would Like The House Vote In July 2018
Chairman Kevin Brady has indicated that he would like the House to vote in July, on making all individual tax cuts...
State Death Tax Chart Update June 14, 2018
Revised June 14, 2018 PATG State Death Tax Chart – June 14, 2018 This chart is maintained for the Policy and Taxation...
Chairman Brady Hopes to Have New Tax Bill by August to Pass in September or October
Politico: MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Might there be another tax vote in Congress around the time fall rolls in? House Ways...
White House Plans to Release Phase 2 Tax Package by Summer’s End
I wanted to share the below that was published by Tax Notes on Friday, May 25th, 2018. The White House is working with...
The Politics Of It All. Minneapolis Luncheon and Discussion
TAX POLICY: THE POLITICS OF IT ALL Last year was a historic year for tax reform with the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of...