Valuation Discounts: Only for a Bona Fide Business
Posted by William Byrnes on October 4, 2010
Valuation discounts are increasingly challenged by the IRS. Gone are the days when assets could be dropped into a family limited partnership with some transfer restrictions and forgotten about until a valuation discount was needed to reduce a gift or estate tax bill. A recent U.S. District Court case, Fisher v. U.S., reminds us that times have changed. Often, placing assets in a business entity is no longer enough to justify a valuation discount—the entity must be run like a business to justify the discount. Read the analysis by our experts Robert Bloink and William Byrnes located at AdvisorFX Journal Valuation Discounts: Only for a Bona Fide Business
For some good news about valuation discounts, see our article in AdvisorFX Advisor’s Journal on the Jensen case.
From a tax perspective see Tax Facts Q 613. How is a closely held business interest valued for federal estate tax purposes?
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