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. 2006-2007.
  2006 2007
  Inheritance Gifts Inheritance Gifts
Total 17 359 8 888 20 415 10 346
         
0-250 0003 1 990 1 134 2 297 1 302
250 001-550 000 6 384 3 273 7 461 3 672
550 001-800 000 3 742 2 019 4 209 2 299
800 001-999 999 1 581  751 1 838  866
1 000 000-1 999 999 2 772 1 375 3 457 1 699
2 000 000 and more  890  336 1 153  508
1  Only include taxable amounts in estates that are privatly 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 recieved gifts from the same donor. This years inheritance/gifts and earlier gifts will therefore exceed the tax-free amount.

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