alphacyberranger to World [email protected]English • 1 month agoSwiss government rejects proposed super-rich inheritance taxwww.swissinfo.chmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1259
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minus-square@vinlinkEnglish1•1 month agoI suppose inheritance would still be subject to income tax? Wouldn’t it be better to have more income tax slabs?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThere is zero taxation on Inheritance in certain cantons. Or am I misunderstanding your question?
minus-square@vinlinkEnglish1•1 month agoAs in if you inherit some assets valued at X, is it treated as an additional source of income for that year, or as a tax free gift?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoIn most places, if you’re a child or spouse of the deceased, you don’t pay any tax at all on it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 month agoSometimes it’s taxed specifically as inheritance, but never as income as fas as I know.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoIt depends on the canton but where I live it is a tax free gift.
I suppose inheritance would still be subject to income tax? Wouldn’t it be better to have more income tax slabs?
There is zero taxation on Inheritance in certain cantons. Or am I misunderstanding your question?
As in if you inherit some assets valued at X, is it treated as an additional source of income for that year, or as a tax free gift?
In most places, if you’re a child or spouse of the deceased, you don’t pay any tax at all on it.
Sometimes it’s taxed specifically as inheritance, but never as income as fas as I know.
It depends on the canton but where I live it is a tax free gift.
Thanks for the context!