Statistics Norway

Inheritance tax statistics

3   Taxable inheritance1 and gifts according to size of respectively inheritance and gifts. Number of recipients, inheritance and gifts and per cent. Possession date2. The whole country. 2005
  Inheritance Gifts
  Number og recipients NOK million Per cent Number og recipients NOK million Per cent
Total 17 856 13 241  100 11 807 9 338  100
             
0-250 0003 2 037  230 2 1 831  260 3
250 001-550 000 7 030 2 775 21 4 252 1 743 19
550 001-800 000 3 667 2 427 18 2 494 1 663 18
800 001-999 999 1 582 1 411 11  923  826 9
1 000 000-1 999 999 2 725 3 639 27 1 722 2 191 23
2 000 000 and more  815 2 759 20  585 2 655 28
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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