Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers addresses the unique estate planning challenges faced by farm and ranch families. The text provides full coverage of gift, income, and estate taxation, plus information on important topics such as: Deferral of estate tax Unlimited marital deduction Special use valuation Partnerships and limited liability companies Joint tenancies and spousal partnerships Interspousal property-holding during lifetime and succession at death Trusts Multiple entities Life insurance Retirement planning for farmers and ranchers Valuation Family-owned business interest Post-mortem income tax planning and estate tax planning Planning for multistate farm property Estate planning for the financially distressed farmer Farm-specific accounting and reporting rules Also find revisions of chapters 4A, 6, 7, and 8.