Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Business Interests (Portfolio 809)
At a glance
I. Introduction
II. Transfer of Closely Held Business Interest
III. Payment of Estate Taxes
IV. Estate Planning for S Corporations
V. Estate Planning for Partnerships and LLCs Taxed as Partnerships
Abstract
Bloomberg Tax Portfolio, Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Business Interests, No. 809, is designed as a guide to the lifetime and post-mortem estate planning techniques primarily applicable to the owners of interests in closely held businesses.
Detailed consideration is given to various kinds of buy-sell agreements, including cross-purchase and stock redemption agreements; the gift and estate tax rules governing the lifetime disposition of closely held business interests, with special emphasis on §§2701-2704; the use of recapitalizations, charitable bail-outs, and private annuities to accomplish retirement, gift, and estate planning goals; §§303 and 6166 “relief” provisions concerning the payment of estate tax where the estate consists in significant measure of an interest in a closely held business; the rules which apply to subchapter S corporations; and special considerations when using a limited liability company.
This Portfolio may be cited as Mezzullo, 809 T.M., Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Business Interests.