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Recent Examples of estate tax
These rules establish that an executor who makes distributions from the estate before satisfying estate tax liability may become personally liable for the unpaid estate tax.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But by the end of the chaotic 1960s, inflation began to rise, causing the estate tax to impact more and more families.
—Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Tax breaks Lawmakers want to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, extending lower income tax rates for individuals and corporations and a higher exemption from the estate tax.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Maryland is also the only state with a digital advertising tax and both an estate tax and an inheritance tax.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But by the end of the chaotic 1960s, inflation began to rise, causing the estate tax to impact more and more families.
—Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Tax breaks Lawmakers want to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, extending lower income tax rates for individuals and corporations and a higher exemption from the estate tax.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Maryland is also the only state with a digital advertising tax and both an estate tax and an inheritance tax.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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In 2024, a proposal to eliminate all property and income taxes in Nebraska, including the inheritance tax, failed to make the ballot.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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The estate tax system in the US and the inheritance tax regime (IHT) in the UK tax the estate of decedents.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Presumably calling the estate tax a death tax enhances the negative connotations of the tax.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Presumably calling the estate tax a death tax enhances the negative connotations of the tax.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 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,
29 May 2025
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Romania’s fiscal system, which is based on a flat tax approach and suffers from chronically low revenue collections, has left the state unable to enact redistributive policies needed to narrow the country’s huge inequality gap and fix its dysfunctional public services.—
Veronica Anghel,
Foreign Affairs,
21 May 2025
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Tax obligations extend beyond income tax to certain excise taxes as well that may be considered with personal income tax obligations.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered income tax rates for all income groups but disproportionately benefitted the highest earners, is set to expire at the end of 2025.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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