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Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Business Owners: How to Avoid Additional Estate Taxes after Connelly v. Commissioner

In early June, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that clarifies how company-owned life insurance impacts the value of the company for estate tax purposes. As a business owner, you may need to re-evaluate the use of those...more

Lathrop GPM

Supreme Court Confirms Life Insurance Proceeds Received by Corporation Increase Estate Tax Value of Decedent’s Shares

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The June 6 unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court in Connelly v. United States creates a significant change for closely held businesses planning to utilize life insurance proceeds to fund buy-sell agreements....more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Developments in Estate and Gift Tax Valuation Cases

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A number of recent cases highlight particular issues in valuation of assets for purposes of the estate and gift tax. On July 6, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service settled Estate of Davidson v. Commissioner, T.C. Docket No....more

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