transfer tax

transfer tax
transfer tax n: a tax (as a gift tax or estate tax) imposed on the transfer of property

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

transfer tax
The charge levied by the government on the sale of shares of stock. A charge imposed by the federal and state governments upon the passing of title to real property or a valuable interest in such property, or on the transfer of a decedent's estate by inheritance, devise, or bequest.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


transfer tax
The charge levied by the government on the sale of shares of stock. A charge imposed by the federal and state governments upon the passing of title to real property or a valuable interest in such property, or on the transfer of a decedent's estate by inheritance, devise, or bequest.

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