Inheritance tax statistics

1   Number of recipients of taxable inheritance1 and gifts, basis of tax and total inheritance tax, by possession date2. The whole country. 1998-2000. Million kroner
  Number of recipients Total basis of tax Total tax
2000      
Total inheritance and gifts 23 164 13 123 1 067
Inheritance 16 069 9 074  755
Gifts 7 095 4 049  312
19993      
Total inheritance and gifts 21 002 11 561  923
Inheritance 14 683 8 126  667
Gifts 6 319 3 435  256
       
1998      
Total inheritance and gifts 31 131 10 811  909
Inheritance 23 499 8 141  694
Gifts 7 632 2 670  215
1  Does not include tax-free estates and public administration of estates.
2  Inheritance- and gift cases are registered during the year where the right of possession sets in, i.e. time of death of donor (longest living donor in unsettled estates) or when gift is given.
3  New inheritance tax-rules as from 1.1.1999.

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