Inheritances and gifts: Possibilities for a fair taxation of intergenerational capital transfers

In Germany, transfers of assets between generations are subject to inheritance and gift tax.1 However, there are different views on whether or not the present level of taxation is high enough. Our study looks at the potential for applying increases. We show that the constitutional framework does ind...

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Main Authors: Johannes Stößel, Julian Schneidereit, Sonja Stockburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tübingen University 2020-12-01
Series:Intergenerational Justice Review
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Online Access:http://www.igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/830