NACVA Present at the Congressional Hearings on the Proposed Regulations In 2015, the IRS issued proposed section 2704 regulations. The proposal would severely impact valuations of family held businesses that are the subject of gifts. On December 1, 2016, hearings were held in Congress regarding the impact of the proposed regulations. NACVA members, Peter Agrapides, Robert Grossman, and Mark Hanson testified at the hearing. In this article, Mr. Agrapides shares some of what occurred at the Congressional hearing.
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Plus: Rulings on Family Business Share Value in Oklahoma, Expert Witnessing in New Hampshire The California Appeals Court rules on whether a vineyard’s expectations for future profits for land taken in eminent domain proceedings was a reasonable extrapolation in The People v. Dry Canyon Enterprises, LLC. Click for more state case law on non-competition agreements, expert witnessing, and family business share value—from Texas, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire.
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At issue in Gross v. Commissioner is whether the petitioner made an indirect gift of public company stock to her daughters, thus negating any discounts for lack of control or marketability. Judge Halpern at the Tax Court ruled that the step transaction was not applicable and that a 35% discount was justified. Find out why.