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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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Antigua and Barbuda also offers tax advantages, with no personal income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax — and citizenship is granted for life.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Florida has no estate or inheritance tax, and no income tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Nov. 2025
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By eschewing salaries, lobbying Congress to gut the estate tax, and contriving elaborate writeoffs and work-arounds, the very rich have placed much of their wealth beyond the reach of the state.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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The estate tax has many provisions to protect family farms and businesses.—
Ray Madoff,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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Oklahoma income tax in Indian country In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation, which spans much of eastern Oklahoma, is Indian country.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
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Among the policies that will be debated is the possible elimination of Georgia's income tax.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The tax break consists of a flat tax of 200,000 per year covering all foreign incomes.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Illinois has a flat tax of 4.95%, which applies to all filers, Politifact Wisconsin previously reported.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Death tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20tax. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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