fair market value
noun
: a price at which buyers and sellers with a reasonable knowledge of pertinent facts and not acting under any compulsion are willing to do business
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Under this scenario the Republicans repeal the estate tax but also repeal the rules that provide that assets held on death will still be subject to an income tax basis adjustment (step-up to fair market value) on death.
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Last June, City took the Premier League to independent arbitration, claiming that the existing APT rules — which attempted to ensure that any deals agreed by clubs with sponsors represented fair market value (FMV) — were unfair and against competition law.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
At the end of the third quarter, Tesla’s bitcoin holdings were recorded at a carrying value of $184 million, though their fair market value was significantly higher at $729 million.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
RMDs are determined by dividing the retirement account's prior year-end fair market value by a life expectancy factor published by the IRS.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Last June, City took the Premier League to independent arbitration, claiming that the existing APT rules — which attempted to ensure that any deals agreed by clubs with sponsors represented fair market value (FMV) — were unfair and against competition law.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
At the end of the third quarter, Tesla’s bitcoin holdings were recorded at a carrying value of $184 million, though their fair market value was significantly higher at $729 million.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
RMDs are determined by dividing the retirement account's prior year-end fair market value by a life expectancy factor published by the IRS.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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