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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,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Iowa flat tax heralded as a model Wednesday, Iowa joins states that charge a flat individual income tax.—
Acacia Squires,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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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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According to Oxfam’s analysis, half of the world’s billionaires live in countries with no inheritance tax for direct descendants.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
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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This raises the possibility that Florida’s lack of a state income tax is not the only—or possibly not even the primary—reason for high-income people to move there.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Legislature responded by proposing more than four times that amount this session across three bills, including the income tax cut.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Proportional tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional%20tax. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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