inheritance tax Definition
inheritance tax
noun
a tax levied by the state upon the right of a beneficiary to receive the property of a deceased person
inheritance tax Usage Examples
Converse of object
- abolish: We want Mr Brown to abolish inheritance tax outright.
- charge: Settled property This leaflet explains how we charge inheritance tax on assets which are included in a settlement.
- loathe: The Daily Express has launched a major crusade to end the loathed inheritance tax grave robbery of middle Britain.
- deliver: If you are responsible for delivering an inheritance tax account this leaflet explains how and why we seek penalties.
Preposition: on
asset: Settled property This leaflet explains how we charge inheritance tax on assets which are included in a settlement.
Modifies a noun
- threshold: Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said: âIn 1997, just one town had an average house price higher than the inheritance tax threshold.
- liability: Worse still, owners and managers of smaller companies who have EBTs may now face inheritance tax liabilities.
- planning: For example, it could be effected under trust for his children as part of an inheritance tax planning exercise.
- relief: The major disadvantage of the buy and sell method lies in the absence of inheritance tax business relief.
- business: The major disadvantage of the buy and sell method lies in the absence of inheritance tax business relief.
- hit: Inheritance tax hits hardworking middle-income earners the hardest, pilfering an asset families have spent their lives working for.
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