Oct 30, 2024 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
An increase in income tax rate means you'll pay a higher percentage of your income to the government. This directly reduces your disposable income, the money you have left after taxes for spending or saving. This can make it harder to afford basic necessities, save...
Sep 18, 2024 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Pat Soldano, Taxes
Make Your Voice Count: Share How Tax Policies Impact Your Family Business The House Ways & Means Committee wants your input on key tax issues. Submit your comments today through the new Comment Portal! Pat Soldano’s latest article, published by Family Business...
Dec 27, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Highlights of recently enacted Tax Reform Bill (HR1 “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017”) Individuals Double the estate, GST and gift tax exemption ($5.6 million to $11.2 million, indexed for inflation) for estates of decedents dying and gifts made after December 31, 2017,...
Mar 6, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Policy Is Moving. Add Your Voice Now. Real influence starts with real input. Take a few minutes to weigh in. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) proposed a federal 5% annual tax on wealth above $1 billion. States and localities are simultaneously...
Feb 13, 2026 | Family Businesses, Family Business Survey, Family Owned Business, Wealth Tax
Coverage of wealth taxes this week frames California’s wealth tax push as both a healthcare-funding response and a broader ideological fight over causes and consequences-from claims that inflation and long-run dollar devaluation fuel resentment toward billionaires to...
Jul 23, 2025 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
The data is in! See what family owned businesses are saying about today’s challenges and opportunities. Read the 2025 Annual Survey Executive Survey now! Click here. Passthrough Deduction Eyed for Bigger Boost in Future Bill: House Republicans are weighing the...
Jun 27, 2025 | Family Businesses, Family Enterprise USA, Family Owned Business, Taxes
The data is in! See what family owned businesses are saying about today’s challenges and opportunities. Read the 2025 Annual Survey Executive Survey now! Click here. Family Business Governance, Insights on Tax Bill Status Featured in Two New Podcasts from Family...
Jun 24, 2025 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
Your Voice Matters. Urge your representatives in Congress to extend and enhance the tax provisions of the TCJA. Click Here. House and Senate Republicans are charging toward their self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage of their multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation...
Jun 17, 2025 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
Your Voice Matters. Urge your representatives in Congress to extend and enhance the tax provisions of the TCJA. Click Here. We’ve completed our initial analysis of the Senate Finance Committee’s legislative text. Below is a detailed summary along with key...
Jun 12, 2025 | Family Businesses, Estate Taxes, Family Owned Business, Income Taxes, Taxes
Your Voice Matters. Urge your representatives in Congress to extend and enhance the tax provisions of the TCJA. Click Here. The Senate Republicans continue to meet internally and with stakeholders regarding the provisions of a reconciliation package (H.R. 1). ...
Jun 5, 2025 | Taxes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to expire at the end of 2025, putting key tax provisions that support America’s family-owned businesses at risk. These businesses generate nearly 60% of U.S. jobs and contribute 54% of the nation’s GDP. Your voice matters. Urge...
