inheritance duty

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• Inheritance Cycle — The covers of the four books. Eragon Eldest Brisingr Inheritance Author …   Wikipedia

• inheritance tax — n: an excise tax that is levied upon the privilege of receiving property as heir or next of kin under the law of intestacy and that is measured by the value of the property received compare estate tax Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• inheritance tax — ( IHT) This is a tax that is levied on the value of your estate (all the assets you own) when you die. You only pay inheritance tax (at a rate of 40%) once your estate value exceeds a certain limit for the tax year 2001 2002 the limit is £242,000 …   Financial and business terms

• Inheritance tax — An inheritance tax or estate tax is a levy paid by a person who inherits money or property or a tax on the estate (total value of the money and property) of a person who has died.[1] In international tax law, there is a distinction between an… …   Wikipedia

• inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… …   Universalium

• Inheritance Tax (United Kingdom) — In the United Kingdom, Inheritance Tax was first introduced as a tax on estates in England and Wales over a certain value from 1796, then called legacy, succession and estate duties. The value changed over time and the scope of estate duty was… …   Wikipedia

• duty — n. obligation service 1) to assume, take on a duty 2) to carry out, discharge, do, perform one s duty 3) to shirk one s duty 4) an ethical, moral; legal; painful, unpleasant; pleasant duty 5) a civic; official; patriotic; professional duty ;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• inheritance tax — a tax levied on the right of an heir to receive a decedent s property, the rate being a percentage of the value of the property. Also called death tax; Brit., death duty. Cf. estate tax. [1835 45] * * * Levy on the property accruing to each… …   Universalium

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• Inheritance Tax — In some states in the U.S. (and in the United Kingdom), a tax imposed on those who inherit assets from a deceased person. The tax rate for inheritance taxes depends on the value of the property received by the heir or beneficiary and his/her… …   Investment dictionary

• duty — Synonyms and related words: Mass, VAT, accountability, active service, ad valorem duty, admiration, adoration, alcohol tax, allegiance, amenability, amusement tax, answerability, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, assessment,… …   Moby Thesaurus