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inheritance tax

NOUN
tax after death
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His tenure has been marked by numerous U-turns on issues big and small, from whether to issue national ID cards to an inheritance tax on farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Samsung confirmed on Sunday that the final payment had been made, noting that the sum is equivalent to roughly one and a half times the country's total inheritance tax revenue for 2024.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Not only does Florida not have a state income tax, it doesn’t have an estate tax or an inheritance tax.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

While there is no federal inheritance tax, the IRS does impose a federal estate tax, and the exemption threshold is adjusted annually for inflation.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

The estimate of the man who fixed it on account of the inheritance tax, I do not think is of any weight.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green