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Federal Estate And Gift Taxation: A Review, Paul G. Kauper
Federal Estate And Gift Taxation: A Review, Paul G. Kauper
Michigan Law Review
Today's tax-encumbered citizen is not only aware that death and taxes are certain but also realizes that they walk hand-in-hand. At the most he may experience a sense of nostalgic grief over Pliny the Younger's argument that an inheritance tax "is an 'unnatural' tax, since it augments the grief and sorrow of the bereaved." He knows that as a matter of history Pliny's argument, however touching and delicate, has not deterred ways and means committees, intent on meeting revenue needs.
Taxation Of Partnership Assets Received By A Deceased Partner And His Estate, Donald H. Treadwell
Taxation Of Partnership Assets Received By A Deceased Partner And His Estate, Donald H. Treadwell
Michigan Law Review
The raising of funds to pay taxes will probably be a major problem of business men for many years to come. Closely rivaling it, however, is the problem of computing the tax. Though the economic definitions of income may be relatively simple, the complex business relationships necessitating equally complex accounting procedures often make the computation of income extremely difficult. This was demonstrated in the recent case of Helvering v. Enright's Estate, a tax case arising out of the death of a law partner. At the time of his death there were three types of assets which had been acquired …