fair market value

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Recent Examples of fair market value This increases the original purchase price of the investment to current fair market value, Lucas said, which may help reduce capital gains taxes in the future. — Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Investors who hold the QOF interest for at least 10 years may elect to step up its basis to fair market value, excluding the investment’s appreciation from tax. — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The Fox Lake Fire Protection District has a proposal on the ballot to increase the tax rate for firefighters’ pensions, which would amount to $20 a year for a single-family home having a fair market value of $100,000. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Those deals, which are separate from 32 Equity, are shared through the cap via non-cash accounting, priced at fair market value on the date of vesting and amortized over 10 years. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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Noun
  • Under the change-of-control terms of his 2025 CEO award, operating milestones would fall away, and the deal price would determine whether Tesla meets the market value thresholds.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • More importantly, traders are closely watching for opportunities to get in on Nvidia, after its more than 30% decline in six weeks, which obliterated roughly $2 trillion from its market value.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Marketing leadership must ensure those opportunities translate into real value.
    — Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 The price may be clear while the value is still up for debate.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, the grant will provide flexible funding to cover upfront project repair costs.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Volvo Penta said the actual maintenance requirements and costs would depend on how the machine is used.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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