Transfer Taxes - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: transfer taxesgeneration-skipping transfer tax
generation-skipping transfer tax : a transfer tax on a generation-skipping transfer called also generation-skipping tax ...
unified transfer tax
unified transfer tax : a tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code on the cumulative total of gifts made over a certain amount by a person during his or her lifetime or after death called also unified estate and gift tax see also unified credit NOTE: The unified transfer tax system creates liability for a single tax rather than separate liability for a gift tax and an estate tax. ...
transfer tax
transfer tax : a tax (as a gift tax or estate tax) imposed on the transfer of property ...
transfer taxes
transfer taxes State and local taxes charged for the transfer of real estate. Usually equal to a percentage of the sales price. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
generation-skipping transfer
generation-skipping transfer : a transfer of property or of an interest in property that is to a person of a generation more than one generation below that of the transferor and that can be characterized as a taxable termination, a taxable distribution, or a direct skip see also direct skip generation-skipping trust at trust, skip person, taxable distribution, taxable termination NOTE: A transfer from a grandparent to a grandchild qualifies as a generation-skipping transfer, as does a transfer of a life estate to a child with a remainder in the grandchild. Such transfers are subject to a generation-skipping transfer tax. ...
gift tax
gift tax : an excise tax imposed on a donor for gifts of property made during the donor's lifetime see also annual exclusion, gift split gift at gift, unified transfer tax compare death tax, estate tax, generation-skipping transfer tax ...
death tax
death tax : a tax assessed on the transfer of property (as an estate, inheritance, legacy, or succession) after the transferor's death compare estate tax, generation-skipping transfer tax, gift tax ...
estate tax
estate tax : an excise in the form of a percentage of the taxable estate that is imposed on a property owner's right to transfer the property to others after his or her death called also succession tax see also unified transfer tax compare gift tax, inheritance tax ...
direct skip
direct skip : a generation-skipping transfer of an interest in property to a skip person : a transfer that is to a person two or more generations below the person making the transfer or to a trust in which all interest is held by such persons and that is subject to generation-skipping transfer taxes compare taxable distribution, taxable termination ...
closing costs
closing costs fees for final property transfer not included in the price of the property. Typical closing costs include charges for the mortgage loan such as origination fees, discount points, appraisal fee, survey, title insurance, legal fees, real estate professional fees, prepayment of taxes and insurance, and real estate transfer taxes. A common estimate of a Buyer's closing costs is 2 to 4 percent of the purchase price of the home. A common estimate for Seller's closing costs is 3 to 9 percent. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
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