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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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