Estate tax
A tax on the property of a person who has died, paid from the estate before what is left passes to the heirs. Compare inheritance tax.
Plain meaning written by PSI Sci editors from the linked source. Source: Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), Wex
Also written: estate taxes
Measures that use this word
- S.J.Res. 72: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Estate Tax Closing Letter User Fee Update".
- H.R. 4330: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the Early Childhood Education Trust Fund consisting of amounts paid for the estate tax and made available to fund child care services, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 601: Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act
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