On November 10, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Smaldino v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-127). The primary issues presented in Smaldino were whether (1) the proper characterization for gift tax purposes of petitioner’s purported transfer of LLC class B member interests to Mrs. Smaldino followed by her purported retransfer of these same interests to the Dynasty Trust and (2) the fair market value of the LLC class B member