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Recent Examples of flat tax
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.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Eight states have cut their top marginal tax rate going into this year, while six states since 2021 have enacted a flat tax rate.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Italy is in the throes of a private membership boom to cater to a growing wave of wealthy investors due to the flat tax of 100,000 euros a year with no limits to residency that was introduced by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Especially after Brexit, Milan has become the destination of choice for millionaires lured by the 2017 change in Italian tax policies, which features a 7% flat tax for retirees and new residents on foreign income.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Eight states have cut their top marginal tax rate going into this year, while six states since 2021 have enacted a flat tax rate.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Italy is in the throes of a private membership boom to cater to a growing wave of wealthy investors due to the flat tax of 100,000 euros a year with no limits to residency that was introduced by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Especially after Brexit, Milan has become the destination of choice for millionaires lured by the 2017 change in Italian tax policies, which features a 7% flat tax for retirees and new residents on foreign income.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat tax
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Since taking up farming in 2019, Clarkson has become an outspoken agriculture advocate who has railed against the government’s decision to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The inheritance tax threshold at $750,000 would have seemed extreme two years ago.—
Greg Raiff,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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For example, a will might leave an amount equal to the decedent’s estate tax exemption to children, with the remainder passing to the surviving spouse free of estate tax under the marital deduction.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Many billionaires also received inheritances, which are also income-tax free on the assumption that they will be covered under the estate tax system.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
15 May 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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The charges include six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade tax and six felony counts of failure to file corporate income tax with the intent to evade tax.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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That would deal a huge blow to a state that relies on its top 1% of earners for nearly half its personal income tax revenue.—
Sophie Austin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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If the bills pass, voters will decide in November whether to pay higher sales taxes to lower their property tax bills.—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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Fazio said Connecticut has one of the highest property tax burdens in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation, and has to take major steps to reverse this.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.—
Jack Harvel
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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To qualify for the Saver’s Match, a single tax filer must earn less than $35,500.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat%20tax. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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