H.R.173 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax.

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  • Official: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. as introduced.

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1/6/2009--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the value of farmland used by an heir of the decedent for farming purposes. Imposes a recapture tax on an heir who disposes of such farmland after the decedent's death or who ceases to

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1/6/2009--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the value of farmland used by an heir of the decedent for farming purposes. Imposes a recapture tax on an heir who disposes of such farmland after the decedent's death or who ceases to use it for farming purposes.

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  • Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

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