How to Use estate tax in a Sentence

estate tax

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  • 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

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