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Recent Examples of death tax
The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2026
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.
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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.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Dec. 2024
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2026
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.
—
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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Since taking up farming in 2019, Clarkson has become an outspoken agriculture advocate who has railed against the government’s decision to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.
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The inheritance tax threshold at $750,000 would have seemed extreme two years ago.
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For example, a will might leave an amount equal to the decedent’s estate tax exemption to children, with the remainder passing to the surviving spouse free of estate tax under the marital deduction.
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Many billionaires also received inheritances, which are also income-tax free on the assumption that they will be covered under the estate tax system.
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The charges include six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade tax and six felony counts of failure to file corporate income tax with the intent to evade tax.
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That would deal a huge blow to a state that relies on its top 1% of earners for nearly half its personal income tax revenue.
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After those 11 years, a flat tax rate is applied to certain foreign income.
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Why Lifting The Payroll Tax Cap Matters The payroll tax is a flat tax on wages with a ceiling.
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“Death tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20tax. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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