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Recent Examples of estate tax
If the estate is armed with bank statements or brokerage records, Sister A’s complete funding of the stock portfolio ensures that Sister B’s estate remains shielded from federal estate tax liability on this asset.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Internal Revenue Code Section 2040 governs how joint ownership of property with right of survivorship is treated for federal estate tax purposes.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The Republicans framed their work as preventing a tax increase for most American families, arguing that unless Congress acts, the individual and estate tax cuts that GOP lawmakers passed in 2017 will expire at the end of this year.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2025
Florida, with its lack of a state estate tax or state income tax, presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to keep wealth and business ownership thriving here.
—Robert F. Mancuso, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Internal Revenue Code Section 2040 governs how joint ownership of property with right of survivorship is treated for federal estate tax purposes.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The Republicans framed their work as preventing a tax increase for most American families, arguing that unless Congress acts, the individual and estate tax cuts that GOP lawmakers passed in 2017 will expire at the end of this year.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2025
Florida, with its lack of a state estate tax or state income tax, presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to keep wealth and business ownership thriving here.
—Robert F. Mancuso, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate tax
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Some members of Congress suggested an inheritance tax, others a corporate profits tax, and still others wanted some version of a stamp tax on commercial documents.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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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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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,
3 Apr. 2025
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In fact, if H. 4216 is enacted and revenue triggers are met, South Carolina would go from having the highest income tax rate in the Southeast, to the lowest rate in the nation, besting Arizona’s 2.5% flat tax.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Unless Congress acts, income tax rates will rise across the board.—
Ryan Ellis,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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As Washington raises prices on everything for everybody, in Maryland, our income tax reform plan will ensure that 94% of Marylanders either get a tax cut or see no change in their taxes.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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