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Trump Signs Tax Reform Bill Into Law
Earlier today President Trump signed the just-passed tax reform legislation into law. Though there had been discussion...
Summary of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Highlights of recently enacted Tax Reform Bill (HR1 “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017”) Individuals Double the estate,...
House and Senate Pass HR 1; on to President
The U.S. House again passes sweeping rewrite of the tax code with a vote of 224-201 of voting in favor and on HR1; Tax...
Approval of Conference Committee Report
On Friday, December 15, 2017, the Conference Committee for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act released and approved its...
Conference Committee Meets on Wednesday This Week
Members Contact Info Below This will be a very important week, the Conference Committee meets Wednesday 12/13. I will...
Full List of Conference Committee Members
Both Republicans and Democrats Senate Republicans Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 202 224...
Supporters Update on Estate Tax; Time is of the Essence!
Earlier this morning, the Senate voted 51-49 to pass its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Sen. Bob Corker...
Estate Tax Is Hurdle For Minority American Business Owners
BY HARRY ALFORD, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – THE HILL – 12/08/17 12:00 PM EST ( THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE...
Tax Reform Qualitative Research Findings
Frank Luntz and Luntz Global Partners November 15, 2017 Priorities are crystallizing. As the first year of President...
Soldano Is The Invisible Leader In Killing Estate Tax
Braving Backlash, Patricia Soldano Of Anaheim Hills Is The Invisible Leader In Killing Estate Tax By DAVID WHITING |...
UPDATE: Senate Markup Bill
House Ways and Means Committee Votes to Phase Out the Death Tax by 2024; Senate Finance Committee Proposes to Double...
WATCH: The Estate Tax: The Politics of It All
House Ways and Means Committee Markup of H.R. 1
Fourth and Final Report: House Ways and Means Committee Markup of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act As we await the...
Revenue Analysis of Options to Reform the Federal Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes
Quantria Strategies; Final report September 2017 Revenue Analysis of Options to Reform the Federal Estate, Gift and...
House to Release Tax Bill Text
House Said to Release Tax Bill Text Next Week By Laura Davison The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to...
Death Tax Forced Lay Off Of Seasonal Workers
Seventh-generation cattleman Bob McKnight has faced the death tax on multiple occasions, with effects that have been...
Selling Everything To Pay Estate Tax
The Page Family began farming in the 1880s, when Jeff Page’s great-grandfather purchased 50 acres of land in Napa...
Sacrificing Land To Pay The Death Tax
Just outside Nashville, Brandon Whitt operates Batey Farms with his wife, Katherine, and father-in-law, who owns the...
Investments At Risk If The Tax Exemption Is Reduced
When Tom and Leslyn Jacobs first got married, buying land was simply a dream. Indeed, they were both young foresters...
Shutting Down Branches, Laying Off Workers, Or Liquidating Inventory
In 1973, Karen Madonia’s father purchased Illco, a Chicago-based distributor of parts and supplies for heating,...
Summary of PATG Supporters Meeting
By Brandon Roman of Squire Patton Boggs Law Firm Last week, the Policy and Taxation Group held its annual Supporters...
Revenue Analysis Of Options To Reform The Estate Tax
Revenue Analysis Of Options To Reform The Estate Tax, Gift tax And Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Our federal...
Estate Tax Will Be Impossible To Pay Off Forcing Sale
In 2005, Elizabeth Marshall Maybee inherited a 3000-acre Northern California ranch from her grandmother that had been...
Estate Tax Causes In-ability To Contribute Clean Water, Clean Air, And Wildlife Habitat
Tom Crowder’s grandfather had a passion for the outdoors and sustainability. This was reflected in the 6,000 acres of...
We’re Pleased That The President’s Tax Reform Framework Includes Repeal Of The Death Tax!
Earlier today, the White House, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee released their...
Family Businesses Survey Reveals Strengths, Challenges Ahead
New Survey of Family Businesses Reveals Strengths and Challenges Ahead Family business are key drivers of economic...
2017 FEUSA Survey Final Report
View and Download The 2017 FEUSA Family Business Survey View and Download The 2017 FEUSA Family Business Survey
1000 Voter Survey Results
Luntz Global Partners and the Policy and Taxation Group conducted a post-election, nationwide survey of 1,000 voters...
Family Firms Are More Innovative Than Other Companies
Family firms aren’t typically thought of as particularly innovative. More often, they’re viewed as risk averse,...
Oral Testimony To The IRS, US Department of Treasury
Oral Testimony to the Internal Revenue Service, US Department of Treasury Section 2704 of IRS Regulations Mike Hamra...