After tracking physical characteristics of the common pea plant through multiple generations, Gregor Mendel realized that inheritance follows specific patterns. Mendel’s discovery led to what we now ...

If you’re lucky enough to have inherited some assets from someone who died, you might not feel so lucky when you discover you may owe taxes on them. Depending on where the person who died lived, how ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dana Blue, a 44-year-old estate planning, probate, and real estate attorney in Philadelphia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Tax events occur all through your life, and then there's the after life. Yes, death can be a tax-triggering event. And there are two you should be aware of: the estate tax and inheritance tax. Many ...

Ward Williams is a full-time Editor for Investopedia focused on student loans and other financial products and services. He has over five years of professional editing, proofreading, and writing ...

Benjamin Franklin referred to death and taxes as "the only certainties in life." And the inheritance tax touches on both. It's a levy on money, property or other assets a person leaves to others after ...

Rachel Reeves will bring unspent pensions into the scope of inheritance tax from April 2027 The value of gifts made using a little-known inheritance tax loophole has nearly tripled in a year as ...