
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
PLANNING * PROBATE * ADMINISTRATION

2020 State Estate & Inheritance Taxes
Below is a chart showing the states that will collect a state estate and/or inheritance tax, along with the 2020 exemption and top state estate tax rate.
An estate tax is a tax charged against the entire estate, regardless of who inherits the assets. By contrast, an inheritance tax is only charged against the shares of certain beneficiaries who inherit an estate. Note that Connecticut is the only state with a gift tax on assets that you give away during your life.
STATE TYPE OF DEATH TAX EXEMPTION TOP TAX RATE
Connecticut Estate Tax (also Gift Tax) $5,100,000 12%
District of Columbia Estate Tax $5,681,760 16%
Hawaii Estate Tax $5,490,000 20%
Illinois Estate Tax $4,000,000 16%
Iowa Inheritance Tax 15%
Kentucky Inheritance Tax 16%
Maine Estate Tax $5,800,000 12%
Maryland Estate Tax, $5,000,000, 16%,
Inheritance Tax 10%
Massachusetts Estate Tax $1,000,000 16%
Minnesota Estate Tax $3,000,000 16%
Nebraska Inheritance Tax 18%
New Jersey Inheritance Tax 16%
New York Estate Tax $5,850,000 16%
Oregon Estate Tax $1,000,000 16%
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax 15%
Rhode Island Estate Tax $1,579,922 16%
Vermont Estate Tax $4,250,000 16%
Washington Estate Tax $2,193,000 20%