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Recent Examples of flat tax
Since mid-2021, six states have revised their tax codes and adopted a flat tax.
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Rea S. Hederman Jr, National Review, 28 July 2025
Only Clermont and Tavares are proposing decreases in their property tax rates, while 20 cities and counties are proposing flat tax rates — including Orange, Osceola and Lake counties.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
Levine Cava’s budget is based on flat tax rates, but commissioners could have voted to mandate a reduction by setting a lower cap on rates.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Federal payroll tax — a flat tax split between employers and employees to fund Social Security and Medicare — will still apply to any earnings.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Rea S. Hederman Jr, National Review, 28 July 2025
Only Clermont and Tavares are proposing decreases in their property tax rates, while 20 cities and counties are proposing flat tax rates — including Orange, Osceola and Lake counties.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
Levine Cava’s budget is based on flat tax rates, but commissioners could have voted to mandate a reduction by setting a lower cap on rates.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Federal payroll tax — a flat tax split between employers and employees to fund Social Security and Medicare — will still apply to any earnings.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat tax
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Okamura added that inheritance tax rules have forced founding families to sell stakes, which has boosted market liquidity.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Once approved, residents are subject to Spain’s worldwide tax system and potential inheritance tax.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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For green card holders, Shkolnikov warned about worldwide estate tax exposure.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Getting rid of both the corporate excise tax and estate tax would help keep small businesses in the state and help attract more, according to the study.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
27 Aug. 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 plan also draws on redirecting corporate income tax revenues and removing the 6% sales tax from fuel sales to allow for a 20-cent-per-gallon hike in the fuel tax, while leaving the price paid at the pump about the same.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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From 2019 to 2022, income tax revenue collected from downtown residents increased 38% to more than $40 million.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Unlike districts, Ohio charter schools don't receive local property tax revenue, except for a handful of schools, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mendes indeed was a staunch advocate for that approach, leading alternative proposals for 50-plus cent hikes in 2018 and 2019 and successfully passing Nashville's first property tax rate increase since 2012 as the council's budget chair in 2020.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 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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These interest rules apply if, in a single tax year, the related CFC payer incurs both interest expense that is eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception (section 954(c)(6) interest expense) and other interest expense.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat%20tax. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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