Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Estate Tax Horror Stories, Family Businesses
A family operating 100 hardware stores in the Midwest had to sell the business to a private equity firm in the 3rd generation of the family businesses. The family had already endured 2 generations of paying the estate tax and realized they could not survive another....
Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Tax Cuts
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said that tax-cut legislation he hopes to unveil in August will include a package of bills, the centerpiece of which will be a proposal to make some individual and business tax cuts permanent. “I...
Jun 22, 2018 | Blog, Estate Tax
Chairman Kevin Brady has indicated that he would like the House to vote in July, on making all individual tax cuts permanent, which were included in last year’s tax bill. This would include the doubling of the lifetime exemption for gift, estate and...
Jun 19, 2018 | Blog, Death Tax
Revised July 9, 2018 PATG State Death Tax Chart – July 9, 2018 This chart is maintained for the Policy and Taxation Group Website and is updated regularly. Any comments on the chart or new developments that should be reflected on the chart may be sent to...
Jun 1, 2018 | Blog, Tax Cuts
Politico: MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Might there be another tax vote in Congress around the time fall rolls in? House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said on Tuesday that he hopes the GOP can have a new tax bill introduced by the time Congress leaves for its August...
May 31, 2018 | Blog, Family Businesses, Tax Cuts
TAX POLICY: THE POLITICS OF IT ALL Last year was a historic year for tax reform with the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017”. Families and their businesses were helped and hurt at the same time. Over the years, tax law has changed many times due to various...
