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The Case for Abolishing Death Taxes

Policy Backgrounders | Taxes

No. 142
Friday, June 27, 1997
by Bruce R. Bartlett

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Why the Very Rich Pay Less
  3. How the Tax Hurts Small Businesses
  4. How the Tax Lowers Other Tax Revenue
  5. The Impact on Pensions
  6. The Effect of the Tax on Capital
  7. Options for Reform
  8. Notes
  9. Appendix

Appendix

Appendix I - Estate and Gift Taxes as a Share of Total Taxes%2C 1994

Appendix II - Countries With No Estate or Inheritance Tax

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