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Article: How Florida may lose $300 million in taxes: unless Florida revises its constitution, the estate tax could be in jeopardy.
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- Florida Trend
- Article date:
- May 1, 1991
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As tax revenues continue to fall short of state spending, every source of revenue becomes that much more crucial to the state of Florida. But if the U.S. Congress proceeds with a plan to help cut the federal deficit, Florida stands to lose as much as $300 million a year from one of its most important tax sources -- the estate tax.
Preying upon the only two certainties -- death and taxes -- the estate tax is assessed on the accumulated wealth and property of deceased Florida residents and non-residents who own Florida property. It's unlike an inheritance tax in that it is assessed against the estate of the deceased before the estate is distributed.
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