How to Use estate tax in a Sentence

estate tax

noun

• This is not the place to debate the merits of an estate tax.
  — WSJ, 5 Oct. 2018
• Then comes the estate tax, which, at 40%, is among the highest in the federal code.
  — Jesse Eisinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2021
• The time to perfect your estate plan and estate tax plan is NOW!
  — Jeff Camarda, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• Before now, the previous best year to die was 2010 when the estate tax took a gap year.
  — Houston Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2018
• House Democrats want more wealthy Americans to pay the estate tax.
  — Rachel Louise Ensign, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2021
• By transferring wealth to heirs early, the rich can avoid the estate tax.
  — Ashlea Ebeling, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
• When estate tax limits were raised, many lost that bet.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2020
• Biden would also lower the exemption for the estate tax to $3.5 million and raise the rate to 45%.
  — Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2020
• The estate tax is assessed at 40% on the biggest estates.
  — Ashlea Ebeling, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
• Revenue from the estate tax has been sliced in half in two years, said Ben Steverman in Bloomberg.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 28 Nov. 2021
• The bill would also make large cuts to the estate tax, a levy on inheritances charged only to the very wealthy.
  — The Washington Post, AL.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• Wealthy homeowners won’t be the only ones to feel the pinch of New York City’s new real-estate tax law.
  — Josh Barbanel, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2019
• This year, the estate tax applies to couples worth more than $23.4 million.
  — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2021
• That’s because the gift and estate tax systems are combined.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 22 Jan. 2023
• Those at the top end will benefit from the reduction of rates and the elimination of the estate tax.
  — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
• An outside analysis found the plan would not add to the federal deficit because of changes to the estate tax.
  — Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2019
• Kessler’s real-estate tax issues date back to 2010, Philip said.
  — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022
• Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a new estate tax reform bill, the For the 99.5% Act, to do just that.
  — Chuck Collins For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 31 Mar. 2021
• Last year, both the House and Senate had differing plans that would have raised the estate tax threshold to $2 million.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• At the same time, the general fund is strapped for cash in part because Christie and lawmakers lowered the sales tax and phased out the estate tax.
  — Mike Catalini, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2018
• The estate tax, meanwhile, which only affects the super-wealthy, is set to be repealed in 2024.
  — Alex Shephard, New Republic, 2 Nov. 2017
• So, the estate tax is taxed on the estate and the estate pays it before assets are distributed.
  — USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
• The money would come from an increase in the Illinois estate tax, which is levied on the estates of deceased people.
  — Sydney Czyzon, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020
• At the moment, only estates worth over $4.49 million faced the estate tax.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Nov. 2017
• And the estate tax was so much, the children would have to go out and borrow a lot of money from unfriendly bankers, in many cases.
  — Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 17 June 2019
• That can be a good thing from an estate tax planning perspective.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
• The plan also doubles the limit on the dreaded estate tax to $10 million and phases out the entire tax over six years.
  — Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• There’s no estate tax for property transferred to a spouse.
  — Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 10 Dec. 2021
• The biggest question facing wealthy families is how much to give, and when, in advance of any estate tax change.
  — Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
• With Harris and Trump essentially tied in the polls, the odds have increased that the estate tax benefits will expire — either through gridlock or tax hikes.
  — Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024