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26 / July 2021

In Jackson case, Tax Court dismisses IRS expert’s revenue projections as ‘simply not reasonable’

When Michael Jackson died, his image and likeness was besmirched and yet, once competent executors took charge, they were able to make a lot of money for the estate in the immediate post-death years. The issue was to what extent this subsequent development could factor into the image-and-likeness valuation. In explaining his high valuation, the IRS’ expert offered a theory of “foreseeable opportunities” that the U.S. Tax Court found unpersuasive. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: estate and gift taxation
Tags: expert testimony image and likeness michael jackson reasonably foreseeable time of death valuation date
18 / June 2021

Tax Court resists tax affecting in Michael Jackson case

Although the U.S. Tax Court recently handed the Michael Jackson estate a decisive victory regarding the estate’s tax liability, the court did not side with the estate on tax affecting, an issue that has preoccupied valuators, many of whom are proponents of the practice, for a long time. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: federal taxation
Tags: C corp tax rate Estate of Jones v. Commissioner estate tax expert testimony fair market value (FMV) image and likeness intangible asset intellectual property michael jackson pass-through entity s corporation tax affecting