H.R.6439: Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about taxation
  • Introduced Sept. 19, 2012
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 19, 2012

Bill Summary

Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide an exemption from the additional estate tax for the disposition or severance of standing timber on a qualified woodland for timber that is harvested consistent with a written forest management plan or under professional guidance, and (2) increase from $750,000 to $5 million the limitation on the reduction in the fair market value of real...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 19, 2012

Introduced in the House by Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

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