TCT-FC-ESTATE-FARMS · Taxes & trade
The estate-tax change saved two million farms from extinction
Claim summary
The estate-tax change saved two million farms from extinction
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2026-03-27; occurrence documented in the linked FactCheck.org report.
What the evidence shows
Two million was close to the total number of U.S. farms. USDA estimated only about 1% would have owed estate tax without the extension, and owing tax is not equivalent to a farm going out of business.
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