inheritance tax
noun
1
: a tax on a decedent's net estate that is levied after the estate is transmitted to the inheritors
2
: death tax
especially
: estate tax
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The inheritance tax threshold at $750,000 would have seemed extreme two years ago.
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Greg Raiff, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Pennsylvania subjected everything she was left to inheritance tax at the state’s top 15% rate.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Older people are becoming increasingly vulnerable to scams, and the latest target appears to be inheritance tax.
—Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
More estates will be dragged into paying inheritance tax while changes targeting wealthy ‘non-dom’ residents also kick in.
—Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Greg Raiff, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Pennsylvania subjected everything she was left to inheritance tax at the state’s top 15% rate.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Older people are becoming increasingly vulnerable to scams, and the latest target appears to be inheritance tax.
—Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
More estates will be dragged into paying inheritance tax while changes targeting wealthy ‘non-dom’ residents also kick in.
—Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Inheritance tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inheritance%20tax. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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