{"id":3918,"date":"2021-07-28T13:45:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:57:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T21:57:44","slug":"all-republican-senators-urge-president-to-keep-step-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/feusa\/all-republican-senators-urge-president-to-keep-step-up\/","title":{"rendered":"All Republican Senators Urge President to Keep Step UP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/polling-and-research\/contact-congress-asking-them-to-sponsor-the-estate-tax-rate-reduction-act-of-2021\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Contact Congress Now &#8211; It Only Takes a Minute&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action Button&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Individuals pay a 40% tax on the FULL MARKET VALUE of their assets, when they die, not just on the appreciation of those assets.<\/h2>\n<h3>That is why they receive a \u201cstep up in basis\u201d to this value. On July 21, 2021, Senators Thune, Daines, McConnell, Crapo and ALL Senate Republicans Urged President Biden to keep step up in basis.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thune.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=4EF19031-91D7-4B53-B3A2-944B19F24EF5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See link to Press Release<\/a>. Note that Policy and Taxation Group was quoted in this Press Release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf step-up in basis is eliminated it will be an economic disaster for family businesses, their employees, the local communities, and the national economy,\u201d said Pat Soldano, president and CEO of the Policy and Taxation Group. \u201cFamily businesses create 59% of the workforce, 83.3 million jobs, and 54% of the GDP, $7.7 trillion. Elimination of step up and an increase in capital gains could result in an 81% tax on the business owner when he dies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.thune.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=4EF19031-91D7-4B53-B3A2-944B19F24EF5&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read full press release, &#8220;Thune, Daines, McConnell, Crapo Lead Entire Senate Republican Caucus in Urging Biden Administration to Drop Step-Up In Basis Tax-Hike Proposal &#8220;.<br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/polling-and-research\/stop-elimination-of-step-up-in-basis-that-could-destroy-businesses-contact-congress\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Have Your Voice Heard in Congress. 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We help family businesses communicate their challenges and contributions to American economic freedom to Legislators. We represent all American family businesses; not just specific industries and provide research to enhance the opportunity for success. We help family businesses continue to establish their unique business legacy. Family Enterprise USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.. <a href=\"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/membership\/\">Family foundations can donate.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/donate-2\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Are you an FEUSA Member?  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