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The Gangs’ All Here
Secret meetings of lawmakers are a staple in Washington. The latest to occur is the reconvening of the “Gang of 6” with two new additional members in Mount Vernon for the next three days, forming the...
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Coalition Leader Encourages Senate Gang of 8 to Adopt “ASSET Plan” on Estate...
October 9, 2012 - The bipartisan group of eight Senators known as the “Gang of 8” is meeting this week in Mount Vernon with hopes to create a plan to prevent the federal government from plunging over...
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Don’t Leave Just Yet, Congress
In many respects Washington is a company town, but the company in this town is the U.S. Government, and in particular, the Congress. We are all so tired of the advertisements by the potential employees...
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From Roll Call: Estate Tax Solution Is a Lifeline for Lawmakers
As published in ROLL CALL By Jack Fitzgerald, Doyle Pearl and Patrick Painter Nov. 19, 2012, 7:24 p.m. The nightmare scenario of the fiscal cliff piles up all of the ideologically challenging fiscal...
View ArticleCliff Diving? A Life Preserver Preserver For Congress on Estate Tax
Unlike the famous La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco Mexico who choose to dive forty meters headfirst into raging ocean tides with a depth of between six and twelve feet, small businesses and farms...
View ArticleChairman Camp Congratulates New Republicans on Ways & Means Committee
Four new members selected for 113th Congress Friday, November 30, 2012 Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today congratulating and welcoming the...
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Washington Post Opinion Piece on Estate Tax…Making the Case for ASSET?
The Washington Post published an editorial piece titled “Democratic Senators take issue with the estate tax” on 12/11/2012 and ASSET could not agree more that now is the time to change the estate tax....
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Estate Tax: What just happened at the fiscal cliff and how does ASSET fit in?
The Silver Lining of the deal in the fiscal cliff: the next debate will be on raising the rates…so we need ASSET now. At the 12th hour, not even the 11th, Congress passed and the President signed HR8,...
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IRS Demands Bank of America, Ford, McDonalds Pay 40% Estate Tax
Imagine…Bank of America, Ford Motor Company and McDonalds forced to pay 40% of their value in estate tax every 40 or 50 years. The army of lobbyists that would show up on the steps of the U.S....
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DEALING WITH THE ESTATE TAX IN A DIVIDED CONGRESS
Jack Fitzgerald of ASSET to Brief Congressional Staff with the ASSET Solution Washington, DC – February 22, 2013 Jack Fitzgerald, Auto Dealer and Founder of Americans Standing for the Simplification of...
View ArticleASSET Estate Tax Issue Brief
Estate Tax ASSET Issue Brief Handout 2-22-13 rev b ASSET proposes a change in the estate tax collection method that preserves jobs and harnesses private capital while maintaining revenue neutrality....
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On the Hill: Estate Tax in a Divided Congress…the Possible
Washington DC – Jack Fitzgerald, business owner and founder of Americans Standing for the Simplification of the Estate tax kicked off a legislative education series for the Center for Freedom and...
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In Estate Tax News ASSET Offers The Possible
www.SimplifyEstateTax.org The ASSET change in how an estate tax is collected preserves U.S. jobs, eliminates death as a taxable occurrence and makes it more attractive to pay an estate tax than to pay...
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Estate Tax News: Scalpel vs. Hatchet: American Job Creators Need Better Tax...
Washington DC – by Rob Smith, ASSET, Americans Standing for the Simplification of the Estate Tax At a recent Senate hearing, Finance Chairman Senator Max Baucus made illuminating statements that echo...
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ASSET Applauds Small Business Committee For Hearing on Tax Reform
ASSET offers solution in testimony for small business on estate tax to curb job losses. Washington, DC – April 9, 2013 The U.S. House Small Business Committee is holding a hearing on ideas for...
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Estate Tax News: Back to the Future Is Not Good Tax Policy
In the blockbuster movie “Back to the Future” the star uses a device called a “flux capacitor” to travel back in time. Today the President uses his version of the flux capacitor also known as his 2013...
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Estate Tax News: ASSET Reaches Ways & Means Working Group on Tax Reform
House Committee on Ways & Means Washington DC – As part of Comprehensive Tax Reform, the Ways & Means Committee has formed Working Groups for various topics on tax reform. Since the estate tax...
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ASSET Included in JCT/Ways & Means Tax Reform Working Group Report
Joint Committee on Taxation Washington DC – In estate tax news the Americans Standing for the Simplification of the Estate Tax (ASSET) commends Chairman Dave Camp & the Ways & Means Committee...
View ArticleSummary of Estate Tax References in JCT Report to Congress
Below is a summary of the estate tax references in the index of the 586 page report from the JCT to the Ways & Means Committee for the Tax Reform Working Groups. Summary Estate Tax References from...
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