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Recent Examples of death tax
The loss limit for pass-through businesses is also permanent and the death tax exemption ($15 million for individuals and $30 million for married couples) is now permanent, and the pre-2022 limit on interest expense deductions is restored.
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Rhett Buttle, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The claim is that the death tax imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a decedent to his or her heirs and that can decimate small businesses and family farms.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Closing just one aspect of the death tax loophole would raise another $100 billion over 10 years, largely from millionaires and billionaires.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Rhett Buttle, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The claim is that the death tax imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a decedent to his or her heirs and that can decimate small businesses and family farms.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Closing just one aspect of the death tax loophole would raise another $100 billion over 10 years, largely from millionaires and billionaires.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for death tax
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Okamura added that inheritance tax rules have forced founding families to sell stakes, which has boosted market liquidity.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Once approved, residents are subject to Spain’s worldwide tax system and potential inheritance tax.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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For green card holders, Shkolnikov warned about worldwide estate tax exposure.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Getting rid of both the corporate excise tax and estate tax would help keep small businesses in the state and help attract more, according to the study.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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The plan also draws on redirecting corporate income tax revenues and removing the 6% sales tax from fuel sales to allow for a 20-cent-per-gallon hike in the fuel tax, while leaving the price paid at the pump about the same.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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From 2019 to 2022, income tax revenue collected from downtown residents increased 38% to more than $40 million.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite the flat tax amount doubling in 2024, the tax incentive continues to allure wealthy investors.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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To pay for the spending, Pritzker pushed for billions of dollars in new taxes, including changing the state’s flat tax to a multirate tax.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Death tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20tax. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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