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Estate and Gift Tax Valuation Outlook For 2017Estate and Gift Tax Valuation Outlook For 2017

William H. Frazier discusses the recent hearing on proposed regs and other developments.

William H. Frazier, Managing Director, Valuation Services

January 26, 2017

12 Min Read
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Since the release of the proposed changes to Internal Revenue Code Section 2704 on Aug. 2, 2016 (the proposed regs) and until the election of Donald J. Trump on Nov. 8, 2016, wealthy taxpayers, family businesses, estate planners and business appraisers thought and talked about little else other than the possible valuation ramifications of these changes to the regulations. Many read the complicated and confusing document as a thinly disguised proscription of valuation discounts. Some interpreted the document as relatively benign. Others simply weren’t sure what the Internal Revenue Service was driving at and why this was even needed.

Unexpectedly, the proposed regs didn’t exempt U.S. farms and family businesses. This was a great surprise t...

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About the Author

William H. Frazier

Managing Director, Valuation Services, Weaver

William H. Frazier, ASA, has over 40 years of experience in valuation, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation advisory services. For the last 15 years, Will's career focus has included valuing family-owned businesses and holding entities, such as family limited partnerships. He has performed valuations for estate and gift taxation, fairness/solvency opinions, bankruptcy and reorganization, disputes related to business transactions and shareholder disputes, family law matters, purchase and sale advisement, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, financial reporting, and other litigation, tax and corporate matters. Additionally, Will has served as an expert witness and appraiser in several U.S. Tax Court cases.

Will is a senior member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and former chair of the Government Relations Committee, former treasurer and secretary of the Business Valuations Committee (BVC) and head of ASA’s Task Reform Task Force. From 2008-2011, Will served on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) where he was assigned to the Office of Professional Responsibility. He is currently a member of the Standards Sub-committee of the BVC and is the BVC’s liaison to the Government Relations Committee. He has authored numerous articles on the subject of business valuation for professional and business publications. Will is a frequent speaker and program presenter on the subject of estate and gift tax valuation.