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S 2209 112th Congress Senate Taxation Historic sites and heritage areas Transfer and inheritance taxes

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.

Introduced: March 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 20, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow decedent estates to base the value of qualified historic property on the net earnings of such property for estate and gift tax purposes. Defines "qualified historic property" as any building designated as a national historic landmark for at least 25 years prior to the death of a decedent and originally used for residential or farming purposes.

What's happening now March 20, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5982 Identical bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined u…
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 20, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2209: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2209/
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"S. 2209: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2209/.
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S. 2209, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2209/.
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[S. 2209: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2209/)
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