2019 Outlook: Estate Tax Foes and Friends Prepare for a Fight

Policy groups on both sides of the estate tax are readying to battle over the issue, which could play a central role in the 2020 presidential election.

Anti-estate tax groups “are re-energizing,” said Patricia Wolff, senior director of congressional relations at the American Farm Bureau Federation, a group that supports full repeal of the tax. While industry groups were active on the estate tax during the lead-up to passage of the 2017 tax law, it couldn’t be the sole focus because there were other issues the groups worried about, she said.

“Now that tax reform has passed and ...