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by MinorTom
1758 days ago
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Note: I'm not the person to vote for more taxes, and I agree with you in principle. It's just that your arguments aren't ones. > Can i create a holding company, co-owned between me and next-of-kin and "invest" my money in it then let them liquidate? You'll always have to transfer the stock to your next-of-kin somehow. This is where a tax would apply. > Can i loan them the money? Yes, but they'll need to pay it back someday. That makes the debt a taxable asset. (i.e. when you inherit you inherit the "asset" = the obligation, which is taxed with 50%) > Can i gift them money? In Germany the gift tax is the same as the inheritance tax. > Can i store in trust? Yes, and that's why I agree with you. It's just not as simple to avoid inheritance tax as you make it out to be. |
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I'm not claiming that all those are successful ways to do it. But rich people seem to find a way to do it, probably using a combination of the above and other tricks i don't know.
Lots of ideas... no idea what works well. It's a hard issue to avoid and a harder issue to catch those avoiding.