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Recent Examples of estate tax
The Big, Beautiful Bill makes permanent, as of 2026, a $15 million-per-person estate tax exemption that was scheduled to revert to a lower amount.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
The bill also permanently increases the estate tax exemption to $15 million ($30 million MFJ), beginning in tax year 2026.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Estate Tax Overhaul: Lower the estate tax exemption threshold from $13 million to $3–5 million, close valuation loopholes, and raise rates for estates over $50 million.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Fluctuations in capital gains taxes, estate tax thresholds and tariffs make planning difficult and reduce business value in the eyes of potential buyers.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
The bill also permanently increases the estate tax exemption to $15 million ($30 million MFJ), beginning in tax year 2026.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Estate Tax Overhaul: Lower the estate tax exemption threshold from $13 million to $3–5 million, close valuation loopholes, and raise rates for estates over $50 million.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Fluctuations in capital gains taxes, estate tax thresholds and tariffs make planning difficult and reduce business value in the eyes of potential buyers.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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Florida has no estate or inheritance tax, and no income tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the heart of the potential flight are changes to the British tax system, from capital gains and inheritance tax to extra stamp duty rates.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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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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Buying them en masse has essentially only been taking place since the 1920s—which is to say after the imposition of the Federal Reserve and the income tax in 1913.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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