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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i>Sent on behalf of Mickey Davis</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you know, the Transfer Tax and Entity Controversy Sub-Committee (chaired by Stephanie Loomis-Price) of Business Planning has worked with the Estate & Gift Tax Committee with the assistance of David Pratt to formulate a web-based IRS settlement survey. They plan to make available the data at the Summer meeting, cumulative of all electronic responses to date.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We estimate that the survey should take about 8 minutes if you have the data from your settled case file handy. Please use the following link:<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#17365D'><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ACTEC_Settlement_Survey-For_Partnerships_and_LLCs">ACTEC_Settlement_Survey</a></span> to enter your case settlements in the survey instrument. Please respond to Donna Braman at<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="mailto:donna.braman@actec.org">donna.braman@actec.org</a></span> with any comments you may have on your experience with the instrument.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to your input. We anticipate that the cumulative results of the survey will be made available to the College at each of our national meetings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thank you for your time in completing the survey. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mickey R. Davis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Chair, Estate and Gift Tax Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Donna Braman . Director, Committees and CLE . THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRUST AND ESTATE COUNSEL . 901 15th Street, NW, Suite 525 . Washington, DC 20005 . DD (202) 684-8454 . Mobile (703) 864-4857 . Fax (202) 684-8459 . <a href="mailto:donna.braman@actec.org">donna.braman@actec.org</a> . <a href="http://www.actec.org/">www.actec.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>