estate tax
noun
: a tax in the form of a percentage of the taxable estate that is imposed on a property owner's right to transfer the property to others after his or her death compare inheritance tax sense 1
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After Whitney Houston died in 2012, an estate tax dispute arose with the IRS over the value of her entertainment royalties, residual income, and other assets.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The Big, Beautiful Bill makes permanent, as of 2026, a $15 million-per-person estate tax exemption that was scheduled to revert to a lower amount.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
The bill also permanently increases the estate tax exemption to $15 million ($30 million MFJ), beginning in tax year 2026.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Estate Tax Overhaul: Lower the estate tax exemption threshold from $13 million to $3–5 million, close valuation loopholes, and raise rates for estates over $50 million.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The Big, Beautiful Bill makes permanent, as of 2026, a $15 million-per-person estate tax exemption that was scheduled to revert to a lower amount.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
The bill also permanently increases the estate tax exemption to $15 million ($30 million MFJ), beginning in tax year 2026.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Estate Tax Overhaul: Lower the estate tax exemption threshold from $13 million to $3–5 million, close valuation loopholes, and raise rates for estates over $50 million.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for estate tax
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estate%20tax. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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