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Recent Examples of death tax
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.
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Legislative Changes to Local Death Tax Proposed changes to inheritance tax rules, including potential alterations to relieve the death tax burden on local business and agricultural assets, may significantly impact estate planning strategies.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
For those with taxable annual incomes above $1.0 million a year, a Harris-Walz administration would at death tax unrealized capital gains at 28% (lower than the Biden proposal of 39.6%) for amounts above $5.0 million maximum, $10.0 million for joint filers.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
So get rid of the death tax for everybody.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
But some, without inflation adjustments, are still taxing estates at levels that haven’t budged for years, meaning more families are getting surprise death tax bills.
—Ashlea Ebeling, Forbes, 13 May 2022
President Biden has set his sights on enacting a new death tax on top of the existing estate tax.
—Chuck Grassley, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
House Bill 2881, filed by representative Shawn Dooley of Norfolk, fixes the flaws of our current Massachusetts death tax.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
The real cost of losing senior residents who seek to avoid the Massachusetts death tax?
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Legislative Changes to Local Death Tax Proposed changes to inheritance tax rules, including potential alterations to relieve the death tax burden on local business and agricultural assets, may significantly impact estate planning strategies.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
For those with taxable annual incomes above $1.0 million a year, a Harris-Walz administration would at death tax unrealized capital gains at 28% (lower than the Biden proposal of 39.6%) for amounts above $5.0 million maximum, $10.0 million for joint filers.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
So get rid of the death tax for everybody.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
But some, without inflation adjustments, are still taxing estates at levels that haven’t budged for years, meaning more families are getting surprise death tax bills.
—Ashlea Ebeling, Forbes, 13 May 2022
President Biden has set his sights on enacting a new death tax on top of the existing estate tax.
—Chuck Grassley, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
House Bill 2881, filed by representative Shawn Dooley of Norfolk, fixes the flaws of our current Massachusetts death tax.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
The real cost of losing senior residents who seek to avoid the Massachusetts death tax?
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for death tax
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While the inheritance tax will be eliminated, the budget lowers the estate tax exemption threshold from $5 million to $2 million.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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Maryland is also the only state with a digital advertising tax, and both an estate tax and inheritance tax.—
Jeff Abell,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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Estate Tax Exemption Shrinks The TCJA doubled the estate tax exemption, which pushed more wealthy families out of the federal estate tax.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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By 2017, the estate tax threshold had risen to about $5.5 million.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Gains realized on investments sold within a one-year holding period are classified as short-term capital gains, which are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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That way, the burden would fall on all Golden State taxpayers, not just Edison, PG&E and SDG&E customers — a much more equitable strategy, especially given California’s progressive income tax system, which requires higher earners to pay more.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs are a sales tax on Americans – a big, flat tax on everyone.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Death tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20tax. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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