Synonyms of estate tax

estate tax

noun

as in inheritance tax

Related Words

• inheritance tax
• death tax
• flat tax
• income tax
• poll tax
• property tax
• surtax
• single tax
• proportional tax
• withholding tax
• sales tax
• supertax
• value-added tax
• hidden tax
• direct tax
• personal tax
• sin tax
• surcharge
• tariff
• custom(s)
• excise
• tax
• tribute
• capitation
• toll
• levy
• imposition
• impost
• assessment
• duty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of estate tax

In subsequent decades, Congress enacted a series of major reductions to the estate tax. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Preserving the family farm has been a pretext for passing ever larger exemptions to the estate tax, to the point that a married couple can now pass on $30 million to heirs tax-free. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

That means a $4,000,001 estate in Illinois yields a state estate tax bill of more than $220,000, compared with $0 in federal tax because the $15 million threshold isn't hit. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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