Jul 3, 2019 | Estate Taxes
Call it the dueling letters. On the eve of the first set of debates by the Democrat candidates for president, a group calling themselves the “Patriotic Millionaires” penned an open letter calling on the candidates to “tax them more.” While neither the group nor their...
Dec 13, 2018 | Estate Taxes
“It’s just wrong. The death/estate tax is wrong for one simple reason: death shouldn’t be a taxable offense or action. The very idea of making people struggle to file a tax form at the time of death is immoral and unethical.” The best anti-death tax argument. After a...
Dec 12, 2018 | Family Enterprise USA
“It’s just wrong. The death/estate tax is wrong for one simple reason: death shouldn’t be a taxable offense or action. The very idea of making people struggle to file a tax form at the time of death is immoral and unethical.” The best anti-death tax...
Nov 20, 2018 | Estate Taxes
Estate Tax Horror StoriesBrowse Horror Stories By state: Arkansas California Georgia Illinois Maine Maryland Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Virginia Wisconsin Arkansas Anthony TimberlandsRead More Estate Tax Causes In-ability To Contribute Clean Water, Clean...
Oct 5, 2018 | Estate Taxes
Below is a summary of the PATG-FEUSA Supporters and Members Meeting held on September 27, 2018. I opened the meeting by pointing out that after enactment of tax reform last year – which included a temporary doubling of the estate tax exemption – we had anticipated a...
May 10, 2018 | Estate Taxes
The Honorable Adrian Smith U.S. Congressman, Third District of Nebraska Chairman, House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Smith, I write to you on behalf of the Policy and Taxation...
Apr 10, 2018 | Estate Taxes
Since it is possible that additional estate tax “relief” may be possible this year, and unlikely that we’ll see total “repeal”, PATG has drafted “Rate Reduction legislation” and are working with champions in the House and the Senate to get it introduced. You can see...
Mar 16, 2018 | Estate Taxes
Policy and Taxation Group submitted this letter for Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee Hearing held on Wednesday 3/14. The Honorable Vern Buchanan U.S. Congressman, Sixteenth District of Florida Chairman, House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee 1102 Longworth...
Nov 12, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Fourth and Final Report: House Ways and Means Committee Markup of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act As we await the release of the Senate’s “conceptual draft,” we wanted to report on progress in the House. Following a four day markup, the Ways and Means Committee...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
The Page Family began farming in the 1880s, when Jeff Page’s great-grandfather purchased 50 acres of land in Napa Valley to grow orchard fruit and raise cattle, sheep, and turkeys. As a firm believer in land investment, Mr. Page’s great-grandfather expanded to other...