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The biggest question facing wealthy families is how much to give, and when, in advance of any estate tax change.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The most often discussed tax proposals of Project 2025—reducing the corporate tax rate to 18% or less, the individual income tax rate to 30%, the tax rate on dividends and capital gains to 15%, and the maximum estate tax rate to 20%—all obviously move us in that direction.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 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
Federal Estate Tax Exclusion The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying in 2025 will increase to $13,990,000 per person or $27,980,000 per married couple.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The most often discussed tax proposals of Project 2025—reducing the corporate tax rate to 18% or less, the individual income tax rate to 30%, the tax rate on dividends and capital gains to 15%, and the maximum estate tax rate to 20%—all obviously move us in that direction.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 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
Federal Estate Tax Exclusion The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying in 2025 will increase to $13,990,000 per person or $27,980,000 per married couple.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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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
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Increasing the standard inheritance tax rate to 45% from 40% would raise another £800 million.Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
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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
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So get rid of the death tax for everybody.Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
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In the summer, Italy doubled the flat tax paid by wealthy individuals on their income earned overseas.BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
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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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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
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The adjusted withholding rates will boost paychecks and lower income tax for many Americans.Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate%20tax. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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