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Recent Examples of inheritance tax
But on Sunday, voters will go to the polls to vote on an inheritance tax that has riled them up.
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Carolin Roth, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Texas does not have these types of taxes, though there is a federal estate tax and there used to be a state inheritance tax that was eliminated in 2015.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Once approved, residents are subject to Spain’s worldwide tax system and potential inheritance tax.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
When a 55% inheritance tax threatened his hold on the team, the younger Irsay found enough cash to keep the family business.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Carolin Roth, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Texas does not have these types of taxes, though there is a federal estate tax and there used to be a state inheritance tax that was eliminated in 2015.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Once approved, residents are subject to Spain’s worldwide tax system and potential inheritance tax.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
When a 55% inheritance tax threatened his hold on the team, the younger Irsay found enough cash to keep the family business.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance tax
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Tax benefits are limited Because the lifetime gift/estate tax exclusion amount is currently so high, avoiding estate tax shouldn’t be a major motivation for most people to gift assets to individuals during their lifetimes—at least for now.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The president has passed several laws and provisions to benefit the super wealthy since taking office, including an act to increase the estate tax exemption and cutting international business taxes.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 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 number of tax filers with no federal income tax would increase from 37 million under current law to 66 million under Van Hollen's proposal, according to Steve Wamhoff, director of federal tax policy at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The loss of the IEEPA tariffs is a massive blow to the administration’s hopes of tariff revenue not just paying down the nearly $39 trillion national debt, but being used to give rebates to Americans and replace income tax.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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And those who relocate to Greece can take advantage of a 7 percent flat tax rate for up to 15 years.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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In Michigan, a ballot measure endorsed by the state’s board of education called Invest in MI Kids would scrap its flat tax and include an additional 5% tax on those claiming over $500,000 (or $1 million for joint filers) in income to fund public education.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Inheritance tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance%20tax. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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