How do the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes work? Q.How do the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes work? A.The federal estate tax applies to the transfer of property at death. The gift tax applies to transfers made while a person is living. The generation-skipping transfer tax is an additional tax on a transfer of property that skips a generation. Read more about How do the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes work?
How could we reform the estate tax? Q.How could we reform the estate tax? A.Possible reforms run the gamut from repeal to modest fixes that would make the tax more difficult to avoid. Read more about How could we reform the estate tax?
Who pays the estate tax? Q.Who pays the estate tax? A.The top 10 percent of income earners pays more than 90 percent of the tax, with nearly 40 percent paid by the richest 0.1 percent. Few farms or family businesses pay the tax. Read more about Who pays the estate tax?
