inherit
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Because of the step-up in basis at death, if your children inherit assets that aren’t in retirement accounts, they won’t be liable for taxes on capital gains earned during your lifetime.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That way, when the heirs inherit the highly appreciated stock, the cost basis will get reset to the current market value, effectively wiping out any capital-gains tax obligation on the assets up to that point.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“Flowers For Men” is an effects-shredded, future-primitive record, written after the birth of her son upended her obligations — and expectations — toward the men in her life and the world they’ll inherit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Now, eventually, she is going to inherit the home.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
“It’s in Hebrews. It says, ‘Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?”
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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