Breite Bemessungsgrundlage und niedriger Proportionaltarif als alternative Erbschaftsteuerreform – Eine empirische Analyse

Abstract

This submission deals with an alternative to the German Inheritance Tax Reform Act 2009 in form of an inheritance tax with a broad tax base and low tax rates. In contrast to the new German Estate Tax Act we analyse an inheritance tax reform proposal that provides no tax relief for particular asset categories but contains low proportional tax rates. Our empirical analysis shows that abolishing of tax exemptions and market valuation of assets lead to a remarkable broadening of the inheritance tax base and enables substantial tax rate cuts. © 2010, Verein für Socialpolitik und Blackwell Publishing Ltd.