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Koons: Interest Deduction And Flp Valuation Practice Pointers, Wendy G. Gerzog Jul 2013

Koons: Interest Deduction And Flp Valuation Practice Pointers, Wendy G. Gerzog

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The Tax Court's Koons decision explains the rules for allowing an estate to deduct interest payments, and it details how the court arrived at a determination of the value of a family limited liability company interest.


Wimmer Wins Flp Annual Exclusions, Wendy G. Gerzog Jan 2013

Wimmer Wins Flp Annual Exclusions, Wendy G. Gerzog

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In Wimmer, the Tax Court held that the income stream from a taxpayer’s gifts of family limited partnership interests was eligible for the annual exclusion. By comparing the income interest in the partnership’s dividend paying marketable securities to the income interest in a trust, the court made Wimmer a winner. But does the opinion logically lead to that conclusion?