death tax

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Recent Examples on the Web 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 Anyone who wants to prevent the short-termism prevalent in corporate America should think twice about creating disincentives to long-term planning via the death tax. WSJ, 17 June 2021 This is a backdoor death tax, and Penn Wharton estimates the change would raise up to $113 billion over a decade. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for death tax
Noun
  • Asset managers Pension contributions in Britain will now fall within the purview of the inheritance tax regime, which is set at 40%.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Increasing the standard inheritance tax rate to 45% from 40% would raise another £800 million.
    Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the estate tax exemption to $13.61 million for individuals and $27.22 million for married couples; but, this is only for 2018 through 2025.
    Jessica Ledingham, J.D., LL.M., Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Former President Donald Trump has promised to keep most of the tax cuts, including the estate tax.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • So far, the Republican presidential nominee has officially proposed eliminating income tax on tips, Social Security benefits and overtime pay.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The adjusted withholding rates will boost paychecks and lower income tax for many Americans.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In the summer, Italy doubled the flat tax paid by wealthy individuals on their income earned overseas.
    BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Changes corporate tax rate to a flat tax and ends the film production tax credit.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024

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