United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6439 (112th)
Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012
Introduced
19 September 2012
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide an exemption from the additional estate tax for the disposition or severance of standing timber on a qualified woodland for timber that is harvested consistent with a written forest management plan or under professional guidance, and (2) increase from $750,000 to $5 million the limitation on the reduction in the fair market value of real property used for farming or in another trade or business for estate tax purposes.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 September 2012
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 September 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 September 2012
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6439
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6439