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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > estate tax
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > estate tax
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > estate tax
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > estate tax

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estate tax  

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  • The estate tax is a tax on one's right to transfer property at death and is paid on the contents of the deceased person's taxable estate. The U.S. federal government taxes wealth transfers through its unified gift and estate tax system, which is composed of two parts: an estate tax and a gift tax. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Estate Tax]

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