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State estate and inheritance taxes, state estate taxes, state inheritance taxes, state estate tax exemptions

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%

 

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