A 58-year-old Dallas woman inherited $300,000 from her deceased Pennsylvania father's estate and was billed $13,500 in Pennsylvania inheritance tax, despite Texas having no inheritance tax, because Pennsylvania taxes estates based on where the deceased lived.
Texas has no inheritance or estate tax; Pennsylvania imposes 4.5% inheritance tax on estates of deceased residents regardless of heir's state of residence.
Pennsylvania inheritance tax$13,50012Who pays or receives it: Estate executor before distribution to heir
Net inheritance after Pennsylvania tax$286,5001Who pays or receives it: Distributed to heir
Federal income tax on inheritance$01Who pays or receives it: Not applicable
Potential tax reduction for early payment within 3 months5% discount reducing $13,500 to $12,8252Who pays or receives it: Estate/heir benefit
Who's involved
Dallas woman (58 years old)heir to Pennsylvania estate
Her father (86 years old)deceased Pennsylvania resident who owned Pittsburgh house
Pennsylvania Department of Revenuetax authority imposing inheritance tax
The facts
Dallas woman inherited $300,000 from deceased Pennsylvania father's estate after funeral and debt deductions.12Stated by 2 sources
Pennsylvania imposed $13,500 inheritance tax (4.5% rate) on the $300,000 transfer to daughter as lineal heir.12Stated by 2 sources
Texas repealed its estate tax in 2015 and has no inheritance tax.12Stated by 2 sources
Pennsylvania taxes estates based on deceased resident's jurisdiction, not heir's state of residence.12Stated by 2 sources
Federal government does not tax inherited property under Internal Revenue Code Section 102(a).1
Heir's basis in brokerage holdings resets to fair market value at date of decedent's death.1
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Dallas woman Assumed her Texas address settled the tax question completely.12
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