An inheritance tax is a levy potentially paid by the recipient of assets inherited from a deceased individual. Just five states have an inheritance tax as of 2025. An inheritance tax is a tax ...

Fact checked by Giselle Cancio Many assume the ultra-wealthy pay sky-high inheritance taxes. In reality, most pay far less ...

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Making everybody heirs to everybody could be politically difficult. People with wealth and connections have great ability to ...

Given the changing nature of the exemption, many Canadians with heirs in the U.S. would be wise to think about planning to help future generations side-step the U.S. estate, gift or GSTT taxes ...

For families looking to build generational wealth, owning a home is often one of the key steps toward creating an asset to ...

Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) has introduced legislation that seeks to protect people from having to pay an inheritance tax.

In the Australian context, recent evidence shows we respond to avoid and minimise tax increases. For instance, with excise taxes on tobacco having increased by 282 per cent since 2013 (after stripping ...