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Business Valuation UpdateVol. 8 No. 5
Legal and Court Case Update
May 2002
6411 Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service
524210 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
estate and gift taxation

Adams v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo 2002-80, 2002 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 84
March 28, 2002
US
Federal Court
United States Tax Court
James E. Gray (for defense)<br>Steven Webster (for defense)
Colvin

Summary

The issue in this estate tax matter is the fair market value of decedent William G. Adams Jr.'s 178 shares of voting common stock (a 61.59% interest) of Waddell Sluder Adams & Co., Inc. (WSA), an insurance agency that operated as an S corporation.

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