Statistics Norway

Inheritance tax statistics

2   Number of recipients of taxable inheritance1 and gifts according to size of respectively inheritance and gifts. Possession date2. The whole country. 2003 and 2004
  2003 2004
  Inheritance Gifts Inheritance Gifts
Total 15 427 7 071 16 394 7 797
         
NOK 0-250 0003 1 541 1 099 1 706 1 088
NOK 250 001-550 000 6 790 2 708 6 933 2 957
NOK 550 001-800 000 3 246 1 540 3 502 1 803
NOK 800 001-999 999 1 298  622 1 417  671
NOK 1 000 000-1 999 999 2 060  885 2 248 1 046
NOK 2 000 000 and more  492  217  588  232
1  Only taxable amounts in estates that are privately administrated.
2  Inheritances and gifts 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  Amounts under NOK 250 000 which are taxable because of earlier received gifts from the same donor. This years inheritance/gifts and earlier gifts will therefore exceed the tax-free amount.

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