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Recent Examples of inheritance tax
However, one caveat about inheritance tax: Unlike the US, in France the tax applies per beneficiary instead of the total estate value.
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Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s why the inheritance tax, for example, is bad tax policy.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 18 June 2025
States With Inheritance Taxes A state inheritance tax is levied on the individuals who receive assets from a deceased person's estate.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
When a 55% inheritance tax threatened his hold on the team, the younger Irsay found enough cash to keep the family business.
—CBS News, 21 May 2025
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Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s why the inheritance tax, for example, is bad tax policy.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 18 June 2025
States With Inheritance Taxes A state inheritance tax is levied on the individuals who receive assets from a deceased person's estate.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
When a 55% inheritance tax threatened his hold on the team, the younger Irsay found enough cash to keep the family business.
—CBS News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance tax
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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
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Reynolds, the former Putnam Investments CEO, cited the combination of the millionaire’s tax and the Massachusetts estate tax.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 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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Earnings before income tax, or EBIT, also collapsed, with both adjusted and reported EBIT falling by more than 80 percent.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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By contacting, a low income tax clinic a taxpayer can receive help in resolving the problem in a few ways.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 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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“Inheritance tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance%20tax. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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