HR 1705 · 96th Congress · Taxation

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disregard, in the valuation for estate tax purposes of certain items created by the decedent during his life, any amount which would not have been capital gain if such item had been sold by the decedent at its fair market value.

Introduced 1979-01-31· Sponsored by Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-01-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the executor of an estate, in calculating the value of the gross estate, to disregard that portion of the value of any copyright, or literary, musical, or artistic work created by the decedent which would not have been capital gain if such work had been sold by the decedent at its fair market value.…

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