Sep 14, 2017 | Blog, California, Death Tax, Family Businesses
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...
Sep 13, 2017 | Blog, Death Tax, Tennessee
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...
Sep 2, 2017 | Blog, Death Tax
The Federal gift and estate tax has come to be known as the death tax. There are several proposals to reform or repeal the tax pending before the current Congress, and at least some death tax changes are expected soon. Supporters of the tax continue to maintain,...
Sep 2, 2017 | Blog, Death Tax
Despite President Obama’s best efforts, the death tax remains a lightning rod in tax policy. Even the New York Times has reported that the death tax threatens Obama’s ambitions. The death tax destroys roughly $847 billion in capital, the funds used to...
Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Death Tax
We begin with a simple statement of the facts about death taxation. America has had a death tax of some sort since 1916, the first year that the modern personal income tax was put in place. Before then, there were scattered periods were federal taxes were imposed on...
Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Death Tax
Tea Party Threatened By Death Tax. Estate Valuation Prove Problematic For Oregon Timberland Owners. The Death Tax Chronicle is brought to you by the Family Business State Tax Coalition. Multi-Generation Ranch Fears Death Tax. Read the full Death Tax Chronicle...
