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estate tax

NOUN
tax on a deceased person's estate
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If they don’t touch the money until they die, they can leave it to their heirs without paying any estate tax, either.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Federal estate tax generally should not apply to a house worth $1.5 million because the exemption is far higher than $1.5 million.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

“Later that $500,000 may rise back to $1 million or more but you only used up $500,000 of your estate tax exemption to gift it to your trust.”

From Barron's May 16, 2026

New Yorkers with a net worth of $10 million would also owe an estate tax of 16% on their net worth above $7.35 million at death, or $424,000.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

She does not know how or where to join in when her children are talking about Woody Allen movies or real estate tax laws or somebody’s yoga class.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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