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Estate Tax Rates and Exemptions,

As of January 1, 2012
State
Conn.
Del.
Hawaii
Ill.
Maine (a)
Md. (b)
Mass.
Minn.
N.J. (b)
N.Y.
N.C.
Ohio (c)
Ore.
R.I.
Tenn. (d)
Vt.
Wash.
D.C.

Exemption
$2M
$5M
$3.6M
$2M
$1M
$1M
$1M
$1M
$675,000
$1M
$5M
$338,333
$1M
$892,865
$1M
$2.75M
$2M
$1M

Rate (Min. to Max.)


7.2% - 12%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
6% - 7%
0.8% - 16%
0.8% - 16%
5.5% - 9.5%
0.8% - 16%
10% - 19%
0.8% - 16%

(a) Maine's exemption will increase to $2M on Jan 1, 2013.


(b) Maryland and New Jersey have both an estate and an inheritance tax.
(c) Ohio's estate tax is repealed effective Jan 1, 2013.
(d) Some sources (including The Tennessee Department of Revenue) list Tennessee's
estate tax as an inheritance tax, but it functions as an estate tax.
Source: American Family Business Foundation.
Tax Foundation
www.TaxFoundation.org

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