This is a tax imposed upon the right of a person to transfer property when they die. Estate taxes consist of federal estate taxes and state death taxes. Federal estate taxes are due within nine months of death. The fact that the taxes are due in cash within a relatively short time after death means that assets must often be sold at a reduced price in order to raise the needed cash within the time period.

 

 

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