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Recent Examples of estate tax
The Republicans framed their work as preventing a tax increase for most American families, arguing that unless Congress acts, the individual and estate tax cuts that GOP lawmakers passed in 2017 will expire at the end of this year.
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Time, 5 Apr. 2025
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and more than doubled the federal estate tax exemption rate for married couples, from $11 million to $27 million.
—Lz Granderson, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Republicans are pushing for an extension for all of the cuts chiefly to ensure the estate tax exemption remains and the 20% pass-through deduction doesn’t disappear.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
When values are low and expected to rebound, the long-term appreciation can pass to heirs with little or no estate tax.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Time, 5 Apr. 2025
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and more than doubled the federal estate tax exemption rate for married couples, from $11 million to $27 million.
—Lz Granderson, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Republicans are pushing for an extension for all of the cuts chiefly to ensure the estate tax exemption remains and the 20% pass-through deduction doesn’t disappear.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
When values are low and expected to rebound, the long-term appreciation can pass to heirs with little or no estate tax.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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The state also was tied for first with other states that have no estate or inheritance tax.—
Kim Jarrett | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some members of Congress suggested an inheritance tax, others a corporate profits tax, and still others wanted some version of a stamp tax on commercial documents.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Presumably calling the estate tax a death tax enhances the negative connotations of the tax.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Presumably calling the estate tax a death tax enhances the negative connotations of the tax.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith (R) introduced legislation last month, H. 4216, that would move South Carolina from a progressive income tax code with a top rate of 6.2% to a flat 3.99% income tax, with revenue triggers established to cut the rate to 2.49% in the coming years.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trump has suggested tariffs could potentially replace the income tax, even though economists warn that tariffs raise far less revenue and fall harder on lower-income households.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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