Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses.

Subjects: Taxation, Capital gains tax, Farmland, Small business, Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:  <p>This resolution supports the preservation of the stepped-up basis tax rule that allows recipients of inherited assets such as land, equipment, or buildings to adjust the cost basis of the assets to reflect their fair market value. The resolution opposes any efforts to impose new taxes on family farms or small businesses and recognizes the importance of generational transfers of farm and family-owned businesses.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 237 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 237

 Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and 
                           small businesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2023

 Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Latta, Ms. Craig, Mr. Smith of 
Nebraska, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
Steel, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Carey, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Ferguson, 
Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mrs. McClain, 
 Mr. Crawford, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Norman, Mr. Steube, 
Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. LaTurner, 
    Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Austin Scott of 
Georgia, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, 
Mr. Bergman, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Alford, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mrs. Fischbach, 
  Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Guest, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. 
 LaHood, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. 
LaMalfa, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Duarte, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Jackson of Texas, 
  Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. 
  Wagner, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Lucas, Mr. Fry, Mr. Baird, and Ms. Jackson Lee) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and 
                           small businesses.

Whereas the stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 allows recipients of inherited assets such as land, equipment, or 
        buildings to adjust the cost basis of the asset to reflect its fair 
        market value;
Whereas 98 percent of farms are family owned according to the Department of 
        Agriculture, and 19 percent of all businesses are family owned according 
        to the Small Business Administration;
Whereas a study conducted by the Economic Research Service of the Department of 
        Agriculture determined that 66 percent of all midsized farms would see 
        an increased tax liability if the stepped-up basis were eliminated;
Whereas the stepped-up basis is a crucial component of many family farms and 
        small business succession plans; and
Whereas the elimination of the stepped-up basis would threaten the ability of 
        farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, and small business owners to make 
        generational transfers of their operations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the preservation of the stepped-up basis;
            (2) opposes any efforts to impose new taxes on family farms 
        or small businesses; and
            (3) recognizes the importance of generational transfers of 
        farm and family-owned business operations.
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