inheritance tax
41inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… …
42Tax haven — A tax haven is a place where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. Individuals and/or firms can find it attractive to move themselves to areas with lower tax rates. This creates a situation of tax competition among governments.… …
43tax — ▪ I. tax tax 1 [tæks] noun [countable, uncountable] TAX an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc, that is used to pay for public services: • The President said he would cut taxes for… …
44tax — A charge by the government on the income of an individual, corporation, or trust, as well as the value of an estate or gift. The objective in assessing the tax is to generate revenue to be used for the needs of the public. A pecuniary burden laid …
45Inheritance — All or part of a person s estate/assets that is given to an heir once the person is deceased. An inheritance is typically a cash endowment given to younger heirs of the deceased, however any assets can be considered as part of an inheritance,… …
46tax law — Introduction body of rules under which a public authority has a claim on taxpayers, requiring them to transfer to the authority part of their income or property. The power to impose taxes is generally recognized as a right of governments.… …
47tax — taxer, n. taxingly, adv. taxless, adj. taxlessly, adv. taxlessness, n. /taks/, n. 1. a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc. 2. a burdensome charge …
48Inheritance — For other uses, see Inheritance (disambiguation) and Heir (disambiguation). William Hogarth s plate 1 from A Rake s Progress, The Young Heir Takes Possession Of The Miser s Effects as his inherita …
49tax burden — The amount of tax suffered by an individual or organization. This may not be the same as the tax actually paid because of the possibility of shifting tax or the normal incidence of taxation As an example of the latter case, inheritance tax is… …
50inheritance — n. 1 something that is inherited. 2 a the act of inheriting. b an instance of this. Phrases and idioms: inheritance tax a tax levied on property etc. acquired by gift or inheritance. Usage: Introduced in the UK in 1986 to replace Capital Transfer …
