death tax

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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. 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 Presumably calling the estate tax a death tax enhances the negative connotations of the tax. 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
Noun
  • And yet, if income tax cuts culminated with Reagan, inheritance tax cuts only began with him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • New Hampshire does not tax income or capital gains, and there’s no estate tax, inheritance tax, or state sales tax, a major benefit for retirees.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As Sportico detailed in its succession series, families with sports franchises often turn to trust agreements for estate tax purposes and to construct an orderly arrangement for control and succession.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For some, estate tax may not be an important consideration, and for others, capital gains income is not an issue.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Texas is also one of the few states with no state income tax, a major perk for retirees on a fixed income.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Borrowing from the left, however, Peltola is calling for the elimination of federal income tax for Alaskans making less than $92,000 per year, and paying for it by increasing taxes on millionaires and billionaires.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In general, personal income tax is rather low, around 15 percent flat tax rate.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • After those 11 years, a flat tax rate is applied to certain foreign income.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026

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“Death tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20tax. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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