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Why Lifting The Payroll Tax Cap Matters The payroll tax is a flat tax on wages with a ceiling.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
Ohio introduced a flat tax, joining 14 other flat-tax states, another trend.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Older people are becoming increasingly vulnerable to scams, and the latest target appears to be inheritance tax.—
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Each county has its own Register of Wills Office, and all inheritance tax money collected in each county goes into Maryland’s General Fund.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
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Unlike with income tax, charitable deductions for gift and estate tax are unlimited.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
14 May 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 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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Texas also does not have state income tax, meaning retirees’ money stretches further here.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Texas in 2019 passed a constitutional amendment blocking lawmakers from enacting an income tax.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Proportional tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional%20tax. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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