May 1, 1973

Tax Review: Estate and Gift Tax Revision

C. Lowell Harriss

C. Lowell Harriss

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Executive Summary
Estate and gift tax revision, writes Professor Harriss in this essay, presents problems of exceptional difficulty. However, he argues, there is a need for Congress to consider a fundamental revision.

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