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estate tax

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Recent Examples of estate tax For some, estate tax may not be an important consideration, and for others, capital gains income is not an issue. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 In the last year and a half, the White House has moved to boost domestic production of certain pesticides, and reduced regulations to expand access to crop insurance, in addition to raising the estate tax exemption. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Plus, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed in July 2025, made the estate tax exemption permanent at $15 million per person. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Most taxpayers never owe federal gift tax because of the $15 million lifetime gift and estate tax exemption. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for estate tax

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Five states charge an inheritance tax, which is what heirs would pay.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
And because inheritance tax can be as high as 40%, that could mean millions of dollars of his overseas assets could be exposed, as estimates put Harry and Meghan’s collective fortune at $60 million.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.

— Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
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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But income tax thresholds remain frozen and the chancellor could even reduce these for additional rate taxpayers.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026
Donors can avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation and claim an income tax deduction by donating private shares.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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