Abolishing the tax on inherited wealth, as many Republicans have advocated for years, would reduce federal revenue by a total of nearly $270 billion within a decade, according to a bipartisan congressional committee.
$-32.8b
2025
$-14.6b
2016
$-23.9b
2017
$-25.2b
2018
$-26.1b
2019
$-27.1b
2020
$-28.1b
2021
$-29.3b
2022
$-30.5b
2023
$-31.5b
2024
$-32.8b
2025
Estimates are from 2015, and assessed the impact of a bill that would have ended the estate tax.
