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Recent Examples of flat tax
In fact, if H. 4216 is enacted and revenue triggers are met, South Carolina would go from having the highest income tax rate in the Southeast, to the lowest rate in the nation, besting Arizona’s 2.5% flat tax.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Workers in Idaho will be seeing some extra cash in their pockets after the Governor signed into law a near 0.4 percent cut in the state's flat tax rate.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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, 21 Mar. 2025
Tariffs are a sales tax on Americans – a big, flat tax on everyone.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Workers in Idaho will be seeing some extra cash in their pockets after the Governor signed into law a near 0.4 percent cut in the state's flat tax rate.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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, 21 Mar. 2025
Tariffs are a sales tax on Americans – a big, flat tax on everyone.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat tax
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government added a new wrinkle to the proposal by removing inheritance tax breaks on assets in overseas trusts.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
14 May 2025
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Cons: State inheritance tax, although money left to close relatives is exempt.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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While the estate tax’s effect on the economy is well known, you would be surprised by how little revenue the tax generates.—
James Carter,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2025
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These rules establish that an executor who makes distributions from the estate before satisfying estate tax liability may become personally liable for the unpaid estate tax.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 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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Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The package would cut taxes deeply – essentially making permanent the sweeping individual income tax provisions of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as well as adding several temporary tax breaks to fulfill the president’s campaign promises.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Commissioners in 2024 decided to freeze property tax revenues for 2025, resulting in cuts to public services that are likely to continue this summer.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
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Gravette's proposal calls for putting dues on property the Fire Department serves outside city limits -- a measure already in place -- on property tax statements.—
Miceala Morano,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.—
Shane Styne,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat%20tax. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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