April 1, 1971

Tax Review: Revising Estate Taxation

C. Lowell Harriss

C. Lowell Harriss

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Executive Summary
Much of the present death tax system was enacted during the depression of the 1930s, says Professor Harriss, and the entirely new situation today calls for a review of the old laws.

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