Oct 31, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Quantria Strategies; Final report September 2017 Revenue Analysis of Options to Reform the Federal Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes Executive Summary Our federal transfer tax system has three related components: the estate tax, a gift tax and a...
Oct 31, 2017 | Estate Taxes
House Said to Release Tax Bill Text Next Week By Laura Davison The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to release a tax bill the week of Oct. 30, according to two tax lobbyists who spoke with House GOP aides. The bill is slated to be marked up by the committee...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Seventh-generation cattleman Bob McKnight has faced the death tax on multiple occasions, with effects that have been exacerbated by dramatic wildfires and drought. For many farm owners, this has meant the liquidation of cattle herds or entire operations. For Mr....
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...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Just outside Nashville, Brandon Whitt operates Batey Farms with his wife, Katherine, and father-in-law, who owns the property. Established in 1807 from a Revolutionary War land grant for military service, this seventh-generation family business provides over 65,000...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
When Tom and Leslyn Jacobs first got married, buying land was simply a dream. Indeed, they were both young foresters saddled with college loans and old vehicles. However, in 1984, their dream became a reality when they received a $40,000 loan to buy 80 acres of land....
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
In 1973, Karen Madonia’s father purchased Illco, a Chicago-based distributor of parts and supplies for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. Although the company now has 97 employees in 3 different states and generates $42 million in...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
In 2005, Elizabeth Marshall Maybee inherited a 3000-acre Northern California ranch from her grandmother that had been in the family since the 1880s. However, “the Marshall Ranch, which survived the Great Depression and survived a case of eminent domain for the...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Tom Crowder’s grandfather had a passion for the outdoors and sustainability. This was reflected in the 6,000 acres of pines, bottomland hardwoods, and wildlife occupying his forest in south central Arkansas. However, counter-intuitively, his grandfather took such good...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
By Brandon Roman of Squire Patton Boggs Law Firm Last week, the Policy and Taxation Group held its annual Supporters Dinner and Meeting, during which we had the opportunity to hear from Members of Congress, congressional staff l, and industry experts about tax reform...
Oct 3, 2017 | Estate Taxes
Revenue Analysis Of Options To Reform The Estate Tax, Gift tax And Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Our federal transfer tax system has three related components: The estate tax, a gift tax and a generation-skipping transfer tax. For much of its history, wealth...
