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. 2007-2008
  2007 2008
  Inheritance Gifts Inheritance Gifts
Total 20 415 10 346 18 977 7 422
         
1-250 0003 2 297 1 302 2 312  994
250 001-550 000 7 461 3 672 7 380 2 723
550 001-800 000 4 209 2 299 4 264 1 647
800 001-999 999 1 838  866 1 688  629
1 000 000-1 999 999 3 457 1 699 2 616 1 076
2 000 000 and more 1 153  508  717  353
1  Only include taxable amounts in estates that are privatly administrated.
2  Inheritances and gifts are registered during the year here 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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