What is an inheritance tax? Q.What is an inheritance tax? A.A type of wealth transfer tax in which the recipient, rather than the donor’s estate, is taxed. Read more about What is an inheritance 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?
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?
