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Recent Examples of estate tax
The estate tax has many provisions to protect family farms and businesses.
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Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Some states also have a state-level estate tax.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 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
Reynolds, the former Putnam Investments CEO, cited the combination of the millionaire’s tax and the Massachusetts estate tax.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Some states also have a state-level estate tax.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 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
Reynolds, the former Putnam Investments CEO, cited the combination of the millionaire’s tax and the Massachusetts estate tax.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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Antigua and Barbuda also offers tax advantages, with no personal income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax — and citizenship is granted for life.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Florida has no estate or inheritance tax, and no income tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Nov. 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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For instance, a New Jersey homeowner paying $18,000 in property taxes and $9,000 in state income tax could now deduct the full $27,000, which is nearly triple what was allowed under the old cap.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the governor backs the state’s progressive tax structure, where the more one earns, the higher their income tax rate is.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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