Since Congress was encouraging low income housing, Section 183 did not apply.

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GRATs are especially effective right now because (1) many assets are still undervalued, (2) the section 7520 interest rate is very low, and (3) short-term GRATs are still possible.

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That feature, and other settings for people with low vision, can be found in the Universal Access section of System Preferences.

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