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How the wealthy are planning to cut their 2026 tax bills

Cnbc · · 1130 words · By Hayley Cuccinello
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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.

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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.

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Common ground

For seven years, wealthy Americans faced a looming deadline to take advantage of tax provisions that were set to expire at the end of 2025.

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Claim 1: “The S&P 500 has surged more than 75% since the beginning of 2023.”
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No evidence in web search results or Wikipedia entries confirms the S&P 500 surged over 75% since 2023. Sources only describe general index data without specific percentage claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on the American stock exchanges (including th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
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Claim 2: “Massachusetts imposes a millionaire tax on high-net-worth individuals.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm Massachusetts imposes a millionaire tax.
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Claim 3: “California's one-time billionaire tax proposal may end up on the November ballot, while Maine and Washington have recently passed millionaire taxes.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to verify California's billionaire tax proposal or Maine/Washington's millionaire taxes.
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Claim 4: “The 2025 tax bill renewed bonus depreciation, allowing businesses to deduct the full cost of qualifying assets like machinery, computers or vehicles the first year they are used.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the 2025 tax changes reinstated 100% bonus depreciation for qualifying assets, aligning with the claim's description.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
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Claim 5: “The qualified opportunity zone program is permanent, allowing investors to defer capital gains by investing in low-income communities, with enhanced benefits for rural investments.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm the qualified opportunity zone program's permanence or enhanced rural benefits.
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Claim 6: “Last year's tax bill permanently raised the estate tax exemption to $15 million per person, up from $13.99 million.”
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The claim attributes the $15 million estate tax exemption to the 2023 tax bill, but evidence from web search results explicitly states this change was implemented via the 2025 tax reform. The 2023 tax bill did not make this permanent adjustment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21…
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Claim 7: “The 2023 tax bill limits charitable deductions for top earners to 0.5% of AGI and reduces itemized deductions by 2/37th for those in the 37% tax bracket.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to verify the 2023 tax bill's specific charitable deduction limits or itemized deduction reductions.
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