PA eyes ending death tax … as NY and OR talk raising it.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Wow!  Among the hot issues being discussed in the Pennsylvania legislature, are bills to either cut back or abolish altogether their state death tax.   At the same time, New York just proposed a plan to lower the tax exemption threshold from the current $7.35 million to just $750,000, which would be among the lowest in the country. There is a plan to triple the state’s top estate tax rate, from 16% to 50%.

Just weeks ago, the Oregon Senate passed a bill to hike Oregon’s death tax while lowering the tax for lower income citizens.   Lucky, the bill died in the House before the 2026 Session ended.

The fact that only 12 states still have a death tax, and one of those twelve (Pennsylvania) may possibly end it this year, is a sign that Oregon and New York on the wrong path.

You can help.

Sign the petition to end the death tax in Oregon.

It is that simple.