What is the estate tax?
The estate tax is a tax on the value of estates of people living in Washington at the time of their death, or non-residents who own property in Washington State.
Estate Tax forms, rules and information are specific to the date of death.
>> Deaths on or before May 16, 2005
>> Deaths on or after May 17, 2005
2009 Filing Threshold:
Effective January 1, 2009 the Washington State filing threshold is different from the federal filing threshold for completing the estate tax return. If the decedent has a gross estate or a taxable estate plus taxable gifts of $2,000,000 or more, the estate is required to file a Washington State estate tax return. If the decedent has a gross estate or taxable estate plus taxable gifts of $3,500,000 or more, the estate is required to file a Washington State estate tax return and include a copy of the filed federal estate tax return. Join our ListServ Email Service to get future messages about important Washington estate tax information.
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