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Recent Examples of estate tax
Estate, Adoption and Child Care Benefits Expanded Estate planning also sees a significant change, with the federal estate tax exclusion climbing to $15 million for those who die in 2026, up from $13,990,000 the year before.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
For green card holders, Shkolnikov warned about worldwide estate tax exposure.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Their analysis focused on individual and business tax provisions, excluding changes to the estate tax.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
For green card holders, Shkolnikov warned about worldwide estate tax exposure.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Their analysis focused on individual and business tax provisions, excluding changes to the estate tax.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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Texas does not have these types of taxes, though there is a federal estate tax and there used to be a state inheritance tax that was eliminated in 2015.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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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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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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Hungary offers a number of incentives, including exempting women with four or more children from paying income tax, but is still struggling to coax people to have kids.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The city’s biggest hook on the billionaire set is a personal income tax that is, practically speaking, optional.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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