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Ohio introduced a flat tax, joining 14 other flat-tax states, another trend.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Horner explains that the country offers a seven percent flat tax rate on all foreign retirement income, including Social Security, pensions, and IRAs, for up to 15 years.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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Alternatively, there are life insurance policies that pay out to cover the cost of inheritance tax.—
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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More estates will be dragged into paying inheritance tax while changes targeting wealthy ‘non-dom’ residents also kick in.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Before the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, the estate tax exemption was set to be cut in half to about $7 million a person at the end of 2025.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Blakeman slammed Mamdani for his proposal to lower the state’s estate tax exemption threshold of more than $7 million to $750,000, as well as his threat to raise property taxes if Hochul didn’t pitch the city more money in the state budget.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 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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By 1918, progressive income tax rates touched 77%.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Just after midnight on Thursday, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that supporters say could lead to the elimination of the state’s income tax, and grants lawmakers broad authority to raise sales taxes to replace it.—
Jack Harvel
April 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Proportional tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional%20tax. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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