As most of you may know, I am an attorney with clients based primarily in Mercer County, New Jersey. Accordingly, I was curious how much in estate taxes the residents of each county pay. While having trouble finding that information, I did stumble across some data on the www.taxfoundation.org web site which breaks down how much the residents of each state paid in state estate taxes in 2007.
Not surprisingly, New Jersey residents paid the most per resident, with Pennsylvania residents paying the 2nd most and New York residents paying the 3rd most. What does this mean in real numbers? New York, which received the most in terms of total dollars collected, only received $1,053,384. Pennsylvania collected only $736,610 and New Jersey only collected $586,589. In the scheme of things, this is represents less than .02% of each state's budget.
To be honest, I was a bit surprised by how little was collected, both on a percentage basis and in terms of total dollars. If anyone could send me additional information on other estate tax facts, such as breakdown by county, I would appreciate it.
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