| Vol. I,
No. 1 |
Oct.
20th, 2000 |
Farm News & Views
Who Says Dirt's Cheap?
The Estate Tax & Family Farms
{continued} ...
The list below includes the 50 bills we found when we searched
the THOMAS legislative info web site for "estate tax."
Unfortunately, it's not possible to link directly to the bills
[ID's in brackets] to go to the text of that bill. At the THOMAS site,
searches are cached only for a limited time. But you can go the THOMAS
legislative info site and run a search in "estate tax" and come up
with the same list, and possibly additional bills which may have been introduced
or acted upon since this article was written in mid-September.
Bills on the Estate Tax from the 106th
Congress ...
1 . Farmer and Entrepreneur Estate Tax Relief Act of 1999
(Introduced in the Senate) [S.77.IS]
2 . Estate Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1999 (Introduced in
the House) [H.R.3127.IH]
3 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the time for
payment of the estate tax on certain timber stands. (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.1370.IS]
4 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deadline for
filing estate tax returns from 9 months to 24 months after a decedent's death.
(Introduced in the House) [H.R.1783.IH]
5 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction
from the estate tax for family-owned business interests. (Introduced in the
Senate) [S.1413.IS]
6 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum
estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests. (Introduced in the
House) [H.R.4562.IH]
7 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for
estate tax purposes equal to the value of the decedent's individual retirement
plans, section 401(k) plans, and certain... (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.2058.IH]
8 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to gradually increase the
estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests. (Introduced in the
Senate) [S.2717.IS]
9 . Income Tax Fairness Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.1390.IH]
10 . Family Business Preservation Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.4515.IH]
11 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an extension
of time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses, and
for other purposes. (Introduced in the House) [H.R.4512.IH]
12 . Family-Owned Business Survival Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.1278.IH]
13 . Estate and Gift Tax Repeal Act of 1999 (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.75.IS]
14 . Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Amendments Act of 1999 (Introduced
in the House) [H.R.2158.IH]
15 . Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Amendments Act of 1999 (Introduced
in the Senate) [S.1975.IS]
16 . Estate Tax Elimination Act of 1999 (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.1128.IS]
17 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage
contributions by individuals of capital gain real property for conservation
purposes, to encourage qualified conservation contributions,... (Introduced in
the House) [H.R.2263.IH]
18 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish for certain
employees of international organizations an estate tax credit equivalent to the
limited marital deduction. (Introduced in the House) [H.R.2760.IH]
19 . Family Forest Land Preservation Tax Act of 1999 (Introduced in the
Senate) [S.963.IS]
20 . Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000 (Engrossed in House ) [H.R.8.EH]
21 . Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000 (Enrolled Bill) [H.R.8.ENR]
22 . Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000 (Placed on the Calendar in the
Senate) [H.R.8.PCS]
23 . Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.5138.IH]
24 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the phasein
of the $1,000,000 exclusion from the estate and gift taxes. (Introduced in the
House) [H.R.43.IH]
25 . Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000 (Reported in the House) [H.R.8.RH]
26 . Estate and Gift Tax Phase-Out Act of 1999 (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.76.IS]
27 . Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 1999 (Introduced in the
Senate) [S.696.IS]
28 . Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 1999 (Introduced in the
House) [H.R.886.IH]
29 . American Dream Tax Fairness Equity Act of 1997 (Introduced in the
House) [H.R.159.IH]
30 . Species Conservation Tax Act of 1999 (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.1392.IS]
31 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate
and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $2,500,000 and to
reduce the rate of the estate and gifts... (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.4324.IH]
32 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate and gift
tax rates to 30 percent and to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified
credit to $10,000,000. (Introduced in the House) [H.R.5058.IH]
33 . ESOP Promotion Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House) [H.R.2124.IH]
34 . Family Tax Reduction Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.2085.IH]
35 . Investment Competitiveness Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.2430.IH]
36 . Death Tax Inflation Adjustment Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.2349.IH]
37 . Family Business Preservation Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.1105.IH]
38 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the
confidentiality of certain documents relating to closing agreements and
agreements with foreign governments. (Introduced in the House) [H.R.5044.IH]
39 . Rural America Prosperity Act of 2000 (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.2894.IS]
40 . Rural America Prosperity Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.4885.IH]
41 . Farm Relief and Economic Development Act of 2000 (Introduced in the
Senate) [S.2422.IS]
42 . Common Sense Family Tax Relief Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.2646.IH]
43 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for
small businesses, and for other purposes. (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.3874.IH]
44 . Private Land Conservation Tax Act (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.4136.IH]
45 . Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.3832.IH]
46 . Home Ownership Tax Credit Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House)
[H.R.5084.IH]
47 . Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 (Engrossed in House )
[H.R.3081.EH]
48 . Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 (Placed on the Calendar in
the Senate) [H.R.3081.PCS]
49 . Home Ownership Tax Credit Act of 1999 (Introduced in the Senate)
[S.1336.IS]
50 . To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the continued
use of renouncing United States citizenship as a device for avoiding United
States taxes. (Introduced in the House) [H.R.3099.IH]
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