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Recent Examples of flat tax
Two states, Iowa and Louisiana, are moving to a flat tax.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Come January 1, 14 states will have a flat tax, eight states will have no income tax at all, and two more are in the process of phasing theirs out.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni doubled the flat tax on foreign income from high earners who recently moved to Italy from abroad.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024
Internationally, several Eastern European countries adopted flat tax systems in the late 1990s.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Come January 1, 14 states will have a flat tax, eight states will have no income tax at all, and two more are in the process of phasing theirs out.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni doubled the flat tax on foreign income from high earners who recently moved to Italy from abroad.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024
Internationally, several Eastern European countries adopted flat tax systems in the late 1990s.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat tax
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While the inheritance tax will be eliminated, the budget lowers the estate tax exemption threshold from $5 million to $2 million.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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Maryland is also the only state with a digital advertising tax, and both an estate tax and inheritance tax.—
Jeff Abell,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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This means that an individual can pay an unlimited amount for someone’s qualified tuition expenses without reducing their $19,000 per recipient annual exclusion or triggering any gift tax (or use of gift/estate tax exemption).—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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While the inheritance tax will be eliminated, the budget lowers the estate tax exemption threshold from $5 million to $2 million.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 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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Legislative Changes to Local Death Tax Proposed changes to inheritance tax rules, including potential alterations to relieve the death tax burden on local business and agricultural assets, may significantly impact estate planning strategies.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some taxpayers, the IRS said, may receive their income tax refunds a few days earlier.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The new tax benefit for mothers of two or three (mothers of four are already exempt from income tax) will be phased in gradually from January.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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But there has to be a better way to do this and part of that is reforming New York City’s very kooky property tax structure, where Con Ed pays more to City Hall than anyone else and then has to charge higher fees to customers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the business front, Maybank wrote, there could be more rebates for corporate tax, as well as rebates on property tax for commercial properties.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England.—
Tanyel Mustafa,
refinery29.com,
12 Jan. 2024
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But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.—
John Otis,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2024
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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This strategy, involves clustering donations in a single tax year to surpass the standard deduction and make itemizing worthwhile.—
James Brewer,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat%20tax. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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