[Bloody Sam Roberts]

and the tax man gets....?

Whatever the going rate is for the Estate tax. What is it? 50-60%?

[socialismisinsidious]

It’s about 50 depending on which state could be more or less. But is that true if the money is given to charity? I think if the money is given to charity then the taxes are much less or not at all.

[Axenolith]

Fed wise it should be down to about 20% this year, under the tax relief passed back in Bush’s first [?] term, the estate tax diminished to 0%, IIRC, by 2010, but then sunsets back to 55% if it isn’t made permanent before then...