If there is an estate, there are tax forms to be submitted. They may not result in any estate taxes, but they have to be filled out and sent in. That is one of the responsibilities of the executor.
Once the inventory and valuation of the estate is completed, the executor provides the court with a dispensation, shows that the taxes have been filed. If the court is satisfied that everything has...
In the United States there probably would be no federal tax. The limit in the US is well above a million dollars. Most states do not tax anything under that amount either. Consult a tax attorney or...
U.S. Estate Tax Return, Form 706, must be filed for every U.S. citizen or resident decedent whose gross estate exceeds $3.5 million (raised from $2 million in 2008). The top estate tax rate is...