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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Maryland is also the only state with a digital advertising tax, and both an estate tax and inheritance tax.
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Jeff Abell, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
This year’s conference examined: How buy-sell agreements impact valuation discounts and estate tax calculations.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
And in the United States, the estate tax has been gutted by tax cuts and strategies to dodge it.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
That includes estate tax cuts and individual income tax cuts.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Abell, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
This year’s conference examined: How buy-sell agreements impact valuation discounts and estate tax calculations.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
And in the United States, the estate tax has been gutted by tax cuts and strategies to dodge it.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
That includes estate tax cuts and individual income tax cuts.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estate%20tax. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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