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minus-square@vinlinkEnglish1•2 months 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•2 months 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•2 months agoIt depends on the canton but where I live it is a tax free gift.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 months agoSometimes it’s taxed specifically as inheritance, but never as income as fas as I know.
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.
It depends on the canton but where I live it is a tax free gift.
Thanks for the context!
Sometimes it’s taxed specifically as inheritance, but never as income as fas as I know.