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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 -
The solution for California is a flat tax, such as the 5.8% proposed by economist Arthur Laffer, who helped design the 1978 Proposition 13 tax cut.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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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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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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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,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 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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Then there’s all the other stuff, including California taxes (Tennessee has no state income tax) and the cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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People receiving a state income tax refund have the amount of their delinquent parking citations deducted from their refund.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Proportional tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional%20tax. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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