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The term "death tax" refers the fact that death itself triggers the tax or the transfer of assets on which the tax is assessed. Each state has its own death tax laws. To find your state and the laws pertaining to death taxes in that state, refer to this website: http://retirementliving.com/RLtaxes.html

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