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Recent Examples of estate tax
Gift taxes aren’t owed until the amounts in excess of the annual exclusion total more than the giver’s lifetime gift and estate tax exemption amount (which in 2026 is $15 million).
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Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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
Though there is nominally an estate tax today, Congress has not enacted a single provision to close loopholes in 35 years.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Democrats have long argued that the estate tax helps curb intergenerational wealth concentration and had pushed to cut the exemption in half.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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
Though there is nominally an estate tax today, Congress has not enacted a single provision to close loopholes in 35 years.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Democrats have long argued that the estate tax helps curb intergenerational wealth concentration and had pushed to cut the exemption in half.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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The register of wills collects and manages inheritance tax — a tax paid by heirs who receive money, property or other assets from the estate of a deceased person.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
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Florida is a perennial favorite among retirees, thanks to its sunny climate and tax advantages (no state income tax, inheritance tax, or estate tax).—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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Horner explains that the country offers a seven percent flat tax rate on all foreign retirement income, including Social Security, pensions, and IRAs, for up to 15 years.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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In fact, it wasn’t even introduced as a concept until about 100 years into the country’s history after President Abraham Lincoln signed the very first federal income tax—a 3% flat tax on incomes exceeding $800—to fund the Civil War.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Idaho, the deadline to file both state and federal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year is Wednesday, April 15.—
Hali Smith
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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McCaughey is a Newsmax cable host who smiles big, talks fast and touts audacious promises — foremost among them, a vow to eliminate the income tax in Connecticut, an idea that was central to Republican Bob Stefanowski’s losing campaign for governor against Lamont in 2018.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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