Behavioral Responses to the Estate Tax: Inter-vivos Giving

TitleBehavioral Responses to the Estate Tax: Inter-vivos Giving
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsMcGarry, K
JournalNational Tax Journal
Volume53
Issue4, Part 1
Pagination913-31
Call Numberpubs_2000_McGarry_KNaTaxJourn.pdf
KeywordsAdult children, Public Policy
Abstract

Individuals who value the amount left to heirs have a clear incentive to engage in behavior that reduces the tax; by transferring a portion of an eventual bequest during their lifetime, a parent can substantially reduce the tax eventually paid by an estate.

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Endnote Keywords

Transfers/Estate Tax/Tax Policy

Endnote ID

1084

Citation Key6675