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Estate Taxes Estate txes are often referred to as the death tax. Few Americans are subject tp estate tas due to the exclusion on the first$2,000,000 of an estate (2006,2007, and 2008). Taxpayers with estates substantially in excess of this amount should consider planning to minimize estate taxe. For family businesses it is important to ensure adequate liquidity is available to pay estate taxes. For family businesses it is important to ensure adequate liquidity is available to pay estate taxes (so the business does not have to be sold to pay the taxes). Estate taxes can be sharply reduced or eliminated through advance planning. Options to reduce estate taxes include trusts, family limited partnership, gifts prior to death, gifts at death and skillful use of partial intrest. This article focuses upon partial intrest. Partial interest valuation values the ownership of a portion of a property, limited partnership, general partnership, corporation, LLC or LLP. Partial interest valuation is more complex than most valuation problems and requires intense analysis and seasoned judgment. Reasons for performing a partial interest valuation are typically related to estate tax valuation or estate tax planning but could involve divorce, business dissolution or valuation of collateral for a bank. Partial interests are almost always worth less than an undivided interest. This is because they are illiquid and lack control. Partial interests are illiquid since it is difficult to sell a limited interest in a property or nonpublic company. In addition, the sale of a partial interest in many entities is subject to approval by other owners. In many cases, other owners can choose to not allow the sale in their sole discretion without providing a reason. The owner of a partial interest has less control than the owner of the entire property or entity. Even if someone owns a controlling interest their actions are subject to review and scrutiny by the owners of the balance of the property or entity. The owner of a noncontrolling interest typically has very limited ability to control decisions or influence the management and policies for a property or entity. Following are some of the detrimental effects of not having control of a property or entity:
- Cannot make decisions regarding selling the property, perhaps in advance of a declining market or for personal reasons;
- Limited or no ability to impact the quality of management or to choose a different management company;
- Limited or no ability to impact business policies;
- Limited or no ability to impact strategies or tactics;
- Limited or no ability to impact refinancing the property;
- Limited or no ability to impact the level of financial leverage.
- Discounts for a partial interest are often 20% to 50% of the proportionate value of the entire property or entity.