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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A tax on inherited estates began in 1894, though death duties can be traced back much further.
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And are death duties or capital transfer tax relevant?
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By 1900 about half of government revenue was raised from income tax and from death duties .
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In addition, most information comes from official statistics, especially from the Inland Revenue, deriving from tax returns and death duties .
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No, Steen had organized it all very meticulously to avoid death duties .
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Some members of the ruling class have transferred property to relatives and friends to avoid death duties .
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The modern form of death duties is the inheritance tax.
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The new Earl also inherited a 2.25 million bill for death duties as well as 80,000 a year running costs.