By Jessica Groskopf
For many farm and ranch families, bringing children or grandchildren into the operation is the ultimate goal. Successfully bringing additional family members into the operation may require some creativity as all parties need to maintain a viable standard of living. This article is part of a series that will highlight ideas and tactics for bringing another family member into the operation. If this is the first article you are seeing in this series, I would encourage you to go back to the for background and additional guidance.
A strategy that is gaining popularity is the gifting of shares or a percentage of the business from the owner to their heirs. In this article, the person gifting shares, or ownership is called the donor, and the person receiving shares or ownership is the donee.
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